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beckon

/ˈbɛk(ə)n

verb [no object]

1Make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow: Miranda beckoned to Adam...

A policeman beckoned to Sykes and instructed him to follow him.
Reading the look on her husband's face, Marie scooped up a very dirty Little Joe and beckoned to Hoss to follow her upstairs.
I snapped, but all the same beckoned to her to follow me.

Synonyms

gesture, signal, wave, gesticulate, make a gesture, motion, nod, call

1.1 [with object and adverbial of direction] Summon (someone) by beckoning to them: he beckoned Cameron over [with object and infinitive]: he beckoned Duncan to follow...

I popped the three fruits on a wall and beckoned people over to identify which was which, with varying degrees of success.
Romantic and sexy, Paris beckons people from all over the world to bask in its splendor.
A person beckoning someone else extends an arm with the palm turned down and brings the fingers toward the wrist.

1.2Appear attractive or inviting: the going is tough and soft options beckon...

A life in politics appeared to beckon, but all that changed as Verges watched France's brutal attempts to quell the Algerian uprising against its colonial master in the late 1950s.
Too often they turned over ball, and too often they took wrong options when chances beckoned.
The Statue of Liberty beckons ever more invitingly to the huddled masses of over-taxed, over-regulated British wealth creators.

Synonyms

entice, invite, tempt, coax, lure, charm, attract, draw, pull (in), bring in, call, allure, interest, fascinate, engage, enchant, captivate, persuade, induce, catch the eye of

Origin

Old English bīecnan, bēcnan, of West Germanic origin; related to beacon.

单词	beckon
释义	beckon /ˈbɛk(ə)n / verb [no object] 1Make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow: Miranda beckoned to* Adam... A policeman beckoned to Sykes and instructed him to follow him. Reading the look on her husband's face, Marie scooped up a very dirty Little Joe and beckoned to Hoss to follow her upstairs. I snapped, but all the same beckoned to her to follow me. Synonyms gesture, signal, wave, gesticulate, make a gesture, motion, nod, call 1.1 [with object and adverbial of direction]* Summon (someone) by beckoning to them: he beckoned Cameron over [with object and infinitive]: he beckoned Duncan to follow... I popped the three fruits on a wall and beckoned people over to identify which was which, with varying degrees of success. Romantic and sexy, Paris beckons people from all over the world to bask in its splendor. A person beckoning someone else extends an arm with the palm turned down and brings the fingers toward the wrist. 1.2Appear attractive or inviting: the going is tough and soft options beckon... A life in politics appeared to beckon, but all that changed as Verges watched France's brutal attempts to quell the Algerian uprising against its colonial master in the late 1950s. Too often they turned over ball, and too often they took wrong options when chances beckoned. The Statue of Liberty beckons ever more invitingly to the huddled masses of over-taxed, over-regulated British wealth creators. Synonyms entice, invite, tempt, coax, lure, charm, attract, draw, pull (in), bring in, call, allure, interest, fascinate, engage, enchant, captivate, persuade, induce, catch the eye of Origin Old English bīecnan, bēcnan, of West Germanic origin; related to beacon. Rhymes Deccan, pekan, reckon
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