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[ US /ˈbɛkən/ ]
[ UK /bˈɛkən/ ]
VERB
  1. signal with the hands or nod
    He waved his hand hospitably
    She waved to her friends
  2. appear inviting
    The shop window decorations beckoned
  3. summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

How To Use beckon In A Sentence

  • The distant baaing of lambs as they roamed the higher slopes beckoned him, as did the late afternoon sunshine and the strong breeze gusting through the giant copper beech, a sound that always reminded him of breakers pounding the shore. THE TIME QUAKE
  • When love beckons to you,follow him,though his ways are hard and steep.
  • [FN#114] I do not translate "beckoned" because the word would give a wrong idea. Arabian nights. English
  • With their secluded anchorages and bights, Anacapa and the other Channel Islands fairly beckon sailboat skippers.
  • Though a rugby career beckoned, he refused to abandon his education. Times, Sunday Times
  • Special rewards and titles beckon for victorious guilds. WarCry Network : Latest News
  • Norns '(for so in that country they called the Fates)' beckon you to a land where green fields lie under a blue sky, fields where golden-haired maidens lie among the flowers. ' The Book of Romance
  • He beckoned her to follow him out to the front porch of the old ranch house where he pointed to a buck grazing in the field across the dirt road.
  • The valley beckons the hiker with rolling grasslands that are bright green in spring and golden in autumn.
  • Madrid beckons with bars, cafes, and bathhouses that cater to older guys; and in any Munich kneipe (traditional German bar) you'll see men of all ages lifting a stein.
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