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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 gesture

From 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) δελεάζω

From 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 inviting

From 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 inviting

From 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 inviting

From 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 inviting

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beckon
     Englanti vb.
     viitata, viittoa, viittoilla

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  beckon
     Engelska vb.
     göra tecken, vinka

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Beckon /bˈɛkən/
  أشر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  beckon //ˈbɛkən// 
  кимвам, махвам, повиквам с ръка
  to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/ 
  pokynout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/
  zvát

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/ 
  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

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/
  
  κάνω νόημα, γνέφω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  beckon //ˈbɛkən// 
  viittilöidä, viittoa
  to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/ 
  1. संकेत~करना
        "From the balcony she beckoned to come to her home."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/
  dati znak, pozvati

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  beckon /ˈbekən/ 
   1.  dać znak, skinąć (to - do)
   2.  wzywać

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  beckon //ˈbɛkən// 
  vinka till
  to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  beckon /bˈɛkən/
  1. baş veya el işareti ile çağırmak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɛkən/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  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 appetite
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 招手;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt.
     vi. 招手,召唤
     n. 召唤

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