Beckon
Beckon: Verb /ˈbek.ən/ verb 1. [I or T]
to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer, gesture to someone to come, summon, signal, indicate, attract
Beckon in context
The customs official beckoned the woman to his counter.
“Hey you!”, she called, beckoning me over with her finger.
It was always a gentle nudge beckoning me to persist with difficult situations.
She nudged me to beckon the committee forward through the entrance gateway.
For many young people, the bright lights of London beckon, though a lot of them end up sleeping on the streets.
If you beckoned me, I would have stopped whispering.
She’s an excellent student, for whom a wonderful future beckons.
Parts of speech
- Noun: beckoner
- Adverb: beckoningly
