To beckon is to use a physical gesture to call someone over to you. Universally recognized gestures used to beckon include crooking the finger or nodding the head to invite someone over.
To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
Verb
signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
Verb
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
Verb
appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
v. t.
To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a
motion of the hand.
n.
A sign made without words; a beck.
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His distant friends, he beckons near.
It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.Beckon
Beck"on , n.A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." Bolingbroke.To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
A sign made without words; a beck.
Usage Examples
People who put my paintings on their walls are putting their values on their walls: faith, family, home, a simpler way of living, the beauty of nature, quiet, tranquillity, peace, joy, hope. They beckon you into this world that provides an alternative to your nightly news broadcast.
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Other Usage ExamplesWe have nothing in our history or position to invite aggression we have everything to beckon us to the cultivation of relations of peace and amity with all nations.