beckon

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beck·on | \ ˈbe-kᵊn

beckoned; beckoning

Definition of beckon

intransitive verb

1 : to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod My master beckons. He … beckoned to the other generals to come and stand where he stood.— H. E. Scudder

2 : to appear inviting : attract the frontier beckons

transitive verb

: to beckon to beckoned us over to their table

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Examples of beckon in a Sentence

She was beckoning them in to shore. She beckoned the waiter to come over. She beckoned to the waiter to come over. From the time he was a child, the wilderness beckoned to him. The nature preserve beckons bird-watchers, who visit from around the world.

Recent Examples on the Web Freshly groomed corduroy will still beckon you from the chairlift. — oregonlive, "COVID-19 will change Oregon’s ski season; here’s how," 19 Nov. 2020 Then the bittersweet peal of her mother’s bell would beckon her home for dinner. — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, "Bringing the outside in: How one songwriter finds creativity," 3 Feb. 2021 Our phones don’t ring and our screens don’t beckon us. — Nicholas Thompson, Wired, "The Unsettling Truth About the ‘Mostly Harmless’ Hiker," 12 Jan. 2021 George Clooney directs and stars in a film that should beckon to fans of smart, thoughtful sci-fi, involving astronauts, the Arctic and a global catastrophe. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "Gifts for the whole family: 10 potential gems to watch during this holiday movie season," 23 Nov. 2020 Dam trailhead, there are overlooks along the river that beckon you to stop within the first mile. — John Pana, cleveland, "The best bike & hike trails in Northeast Ohio," 23 June 2020 Snowflakes, lanterns and scrollwork based on the iron gates beckon you across. — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, "Winterlights at Newfields 2020: What to know about the holiday lights show in Indianapolis," 20 Oct. 2020 Few things beckon the beginning of the holidays like traditional Latin dishes inspired by family recipes, awakening the nostalgia of childhood celebrations. — Sonia Ramirez, Houston Chronicle, "An ode to plátanos maduros and other Latin holiday dishes," 14 Oct. 2020 The novelty of an always-on digital assistant that users could beckon with their voice was enough to offset the audio shortcomings inherent to small speakers with sound fields that spread out in every direction. — Popular Science, "Google’s Nest Audio sounds remarkably good for a $99 smart speaker," 6 Oct. 2020

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