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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. [1913 Webster] His distant friends, he beckons near. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] It beckons you to go away with it. --Shak. [1913 Webster]From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Beckon \Beck"on\, n. A sign made without words; a beck. ``At the first beckon.'' --Bolingbroke. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. His distant friends, he beckons near. --Dryden. It beckons you to go away with it. --Shak.From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Beckon \Beck"on\, n. A sign made without words; a beck. ``At the first beckon.'' --Bolingbroke.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
beckon v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: wave] 2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" 3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gestureFrom Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beckon Αγγλικά vb. 1 γνέφω ενθαρρυντικά-καταφατικά-ενισχυτικά-υποστηρικτικά-εγκωμιαστικά-φιλικά 2 (προσ)καλώ κάνοντας νόημα, χειρονομία, κίνηση κεφαλής, ματιών κτλ. 3 (μτφρ) δελεάζωFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beckon n. 1 A sign made without words; a beck. 2 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. vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. 2 (lb en ambitransitive) To seem attractive and invitingFrom English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
beckon n. 1 A sign made without words; a beck. 2 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. vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. 2 (lb en ambitransitive) To seem attractive and invitingFrom English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
beckon n. 1 A sign made without words; a beck. 2 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. vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. 2 (lb en ambitransitive) To seem attractive and invitingFrom English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
beckon n. 1 A sign made without words; a beck. 2 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. vb. 1 (lb en ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. 2 (lb en ambitransitive) To seem attractive and invitingFrom Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beckon Englanti vb. viitata, viittoa, viittoillaFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
beckon Engelska vb. göra tecken, vinkaFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Beckon /bˈɛkən/ أشرFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
beckon //ˈbɛkən//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]кимвам, махвам, повиквам с ръка to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer
beckon /bˈɛkən/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]pokynout
beckon /bˈɛkən/ zvátFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
beckon /bˈɛkən/From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]locken, winken [am Horizont] Note: Sache "when chances beckon" - wenn sich Möglichkeiten eröffnen/auftun "New adventures were beckoning." - Neue Abenteuer lockten. "A fabulous prize beckons for the victor." - Dem Sieger winkt ein toller Preis. see: beckoning, beckoned Note: of a thing
beckon /bˈɛkən/ κάνω νόημα, γνέφωFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
beckon //ˈbɛkən//From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]viittilöidä, viittoa to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer
beckon /bˈɛkən/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. संकेत~करना "From the balcony she beckoned to come to her home."
beckon /bˈɛkən/ dati znak, pozvatiFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
beckon /ˈbekən/From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]1. dać znak, skinąć (to - do) 2. wzywać
beckon //ˈbɛkən//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]vinka till to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer
beckon /bˈɛkən/ 1. baş veya el işareti ile çağırmak.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈbɛkən/
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "beckon": appeal, attract, be attractive, bid, call, engage, fetch, gesticulate, gesture, interest, invite, mime, motion, motion to, pantomime, saw the air, shrug, shrug the shoulders, signal, summon, tantalize, tease, tempt, tickle, titillate, wave the arms, whet the appetiteFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v. 招手;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. vi. 招手,召唤 n. 召唤