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What (who) is beckon - definition
beckon
v.
1) (D; intr.) to beckon to (he beckoned to her)
2) (H) she beckoned me to follow
Beckon
·noun A sign made without words; a beck.
II. Beckon ·vt To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
beckon
I. v. n.
Make a sign, give a signal, call or invite by gesture.
II. v. a.
Call by a sign or signal, invite, wave toward one.
Examples of use of beckon
1. In the meantime, the fence has continued to beckon to terrorists.
2. The summer holidays beckon, and for MPs they are even longer than for most schoolchildren.
3. But the horizon of what might lie beyond Fan Shen has begun to beckon.
4. When the project is complete, gondolas will beckon the public for strolls on the stream.
5. The region‘s bright future, which 15 years ago seemed to beckon, has receded.