1 ~ to sb (to do sth) to give sb a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you:
[V] He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. * [VN] He beckoned her over with a wave. * The boss beckoned him into her office. * [VNtoinf] She beckoned him to come and join them.
2 to appear very attractive to sb:
[V] The clear blue sea beckoned. * [VN] The prospect of a month without work was beckoning her.
3 [V] to be sth that is likely to happen or will possibly happen to sb in the future:
For many kids leaving college the prospect of unemployment beckons.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for beckon is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is beckon a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, beckon is tagged as verb.
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