beckon

UK /ˈbɛkən/ US /ˈbɛkən/
verb 2noun 2

Definitions

verb

1

To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

His distant friends, he beckons near.

It beckons you to go away with it.

2

To seem attractive and inviting.

How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall

noun

1

A sign made without words; a beck.

At the first beckon.

He turn to me, make a beckon with the key in his hand.

2

A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

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