- beckon to someone
- beckon to someoneto signal someone to come. •
Wally beckoned to Sally, and she came over to him.
•Lily beckoned to Max and he turned his back on her.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
beckon to someone
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beckon — [[t]be̱kən[/t]] beckons, beckoning, beckoned 1) VERB If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you. [V to n] He beckoned to the waiter... [V n adv/prep] I beckoned her over... [V n to inf] Hughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa.… … English dictionary
beckon — UK [ˈbekən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms beckon : present tense I/you/we/they beckon he/she/it beckons present participle beckoning past tense beckoned past participle beckoned 1) to signal to someone to come towards you He… … English dictionary
beckon — beck|on [ bekən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to signal to someone to come toward you: beckon to: He beckoned to the waiter to ask for another bottle of wine. beckon (to) someone to do something: She beckoned me to join her. 2. ) if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
beckon — ► VERB 1) make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow. 2) seem appealing or inviting: the wide open spaces of Australia beckoned. ORIGIN Old English, related to BEACON(Cf. ↑beacon) … English terms dictionary
beckon — beck|on [ˈbekən] v [: Old English; Origin: biecnan, from beacen; BEACON] 1.) [I and T] to make a signal to someone with your hand, to show that you want them to come towards you or to follow you ▪ I could see my husband beckoning me. beckon (to)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
beckon — verb (I, T) 1 to make a signal to someone with your hand or arm, to show that you want them to come towards you (+ to): She beckoned to the child, who came running. | beckon sb forward/to/towards etc: I stood there till she beckoned me across the … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
beckon — [ˈbekən] verb [I/T] 1) to signal to someone to come towards you 2) to seem to be an attractive possibility to someone A bright future beckoned.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
beckon — verb make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow. ↘summon in this way. Origin OE bīecnan, bēcnan, of W. Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
beck — beck1 /bek/, n. 1. a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone. 2. at someone s beck and call, ready to do someone s bidding; subject to someone s slightest wish: He has three servants at his beck and call. 3. Chiefly Scot. a bow or… … Universalium
invite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. summon, ask; tempt, attract, lure; solicit; bid; challenge; court. See request, offer. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To request the presence of] Syn. ask, have over, have in, ask out, bid come, extend an… … English dictionary for students
Etiquette in Latin America — As expectations regarding good manners differ from person to person and vary according to each situation, no treatise on the rules of etiquette nor any list of faux pas can ever be complete. As the perception of behaviors and actions vary,… … Wikipedia
