beckon
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beckon
- /ˈbɛkən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛkən
Where it comes from
From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian, bīecnan (“to signal; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *bauknōn, *bauknijan (“to signal”), from *baukn (“signal; beacon”). Cognate with Old Saxon bōknian, Old High German bouhnen, Old Norse bákna. More at beacon.
verb beckons · beckoning · beckoned
- To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. It beckons you to go away with it.
- To seem attractive and inviting. The election come and gone, work beyond political organizing beckoned.
noun beckons
- A sign made without words; a beck. At the first beckon.
- 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.
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verb to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer
| Español | llamar con señas, hacer ademanes para que se acerque, deseñar, hacer gestos para que venga |
|---|---|
| Português | acenar |
| Français | faire signe |
| Deutsch | heranwinken, herbeiwinken, winken, zuwinken |
| Italiano | accennare |
| Ελληνικά | γνέφω gnéfo |
| Русский | подзыва́ть podzyvátʹ |
| العربية | أَشَارَ ʔašāra, أَوْمَأَ ʔawmaʔa |
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title = {beckon},
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