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- Dictionarybeckon/ˈbɛk(ə)n/
verb
- 1. make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow: "Miranda beckoned to Adam" Similar
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BECKON definition: 1. to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer: 2. If something beckons…. Learn more.
The meaning of BECKON is to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod. How to use beckon in a sentence.
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand. 2. to lure; entice. noun. 3. a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like. SYNONYMS 1. motion, wave, gesture, bid, nod. 2. invite, attract, draw, coax, tempt, tantalize, allure, beguile.
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. We get the word beckon from the Old English gebecnian , meaning "to make a mute sign," which comes from bēacen , meaning "a sign or beacon."
BECKON meaning: 1. to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer: 2. If something beckons…. Learn more.
noun. a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like. beckon. / ˈbɛkən / verb. to summon with a gesture of the hand or head. to entice or lure.
Definition of beckon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand. 2. to lure; entice. n. 3. a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, or summons. [before 950; Middle English beknen, Old English gebē (a)cnian, derivative of bēacen beacon] beck′on•er, n.
BECKON definition: 1. to move your hand, head, etc to show someone that you would like them to come nearer: 2. to…. Learn more.
beckon meaning, definition, what is beckon: to make a signal to someone with your ha...: Learn more.
