BECKON


Meaning of BECKON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ bekən ]

( beckons, beckoning, beckoned)

1.

If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you.

He beckoned to the waiter...

I beckoned her over...

Hughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa.

VERB : V to n , V n adv / prep , V n to-inf , also V

2.

If something beckons , it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it.

All the attractions of the peninsula beckon...

The bright lights of Hollywood beckon many.

VERB : V , V n , also V to n

3.

If something beckons for someone, it is very likely to happen to them.

The big time beckons for him...

Old age beckons.

VERB : V for n , V

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