beckon
Collocations
4ADJ.
over
VERB + BECKON
make, see
BECKON + NOUN
customers, salesmen
PREP.
on, with
Definitions
verb
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.
To seem attractive and inviting.
How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall
noun
A sign made without words; a beck.
At the first beckon.
He turn to me, make a beckon with the key in his hand.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — signal with the hands or nod
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6His distant friends, he beckons near.
WiktionaryIt beckons you to go away with it.
WiktionaryHow the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall
WiktionaryAt the first beckon.
WiktionaryHe turn to me, make a beckon with the key in his hand.
WiktionaryIt was surprising to see the stranger beckon me over.
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