beckon

beck·on | \ ˈbe-kᵊn

beckoned; beckoning

Definition of beckon

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 Snowshoeing, hiking, sledding and even backcountry skiing on the slopes of a defunct ski area beckon visitors willing to shiver for a little adventure. — John Meyer, The Know, "What to do in Rocky Mountain National Park during the winter," 13 Dec. 2019 The Norwegian artist is responsible for the ethereal siren call that appears throughout the film, beckoning Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel) to return to her home. — Gab Ginsberg, Billboard, "Aurora Explains How She Became the 'Voice of the Mountains' For 'Frozen 2's 'Into the Unknown'," 6 Dec. 2019 Enter the dragon of dancers with bodies beckoning the festivities to begin. — Dasun Imanuel, Essence, "Street Dance Evolves From The Subway To Centerstage In The Powerful Performance 'Maze'," 28 Aug. 2019 While the bidders tried to rally last week and beckon support from the vendor community, a bid ultimately never materialized. — Lillian Rizzo, WSJ, "Bon-Ton to Liquidate Stores," 18 Apr. 2018 For the past year, a tunnel dipping under three lanes of speeding traffic has beckoned. — Jennifer Oldham, Anchorage Daily News, "Retrofitting busy highways to let wildlife travel safely, too," 13 Oct. 2019 No longer 21 For more than a century, San Francisco’s Union Square has beckoned shoppers to high-end department stores and a riotous mix of sellers able to pay the area’s sky-high retail rents. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: Locked up as a teenager, still in prison as an adult," 3 Oct. 2019 To the southwest, the setting sun shone through exquisite cloud formations that hung over the slopes of Breckenridge, and Lake Dillon beckoned far below them to the west. — John Meyer, The Know, "Skiing on Thanksgiving weekend? Conditions are great in Summit County," 29 Nov. 2019 The bookshelves were starkly empty, but sandwiches and chips beckoned to parents Martinez expected for the evening talk about reopening the school next year. — San Antonio Express-News, "Pedro Martinez takes on poverty, charters, and the teacher's union. We followed him into the fray.," 28 Oct. 2019

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