beckon

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

beckon (third-person singular simple present beckons, present participle beckoning, simple past and past participle beckoned)

1. To wave and/or to nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

Translations

to wave and/or to nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer

Bulgarian: кимвам (bg), махвам (bg), повиквам с ръка (bg) Dutch: wenken (nl) Finnish:viittoa (fi), vittilöidä (fi) French: faire signe (fr) German: heranwinken (de), herbeiwinken (de), winken (de), zuwinken (de) Hungarian: int (hu)

Italian: accennare (it) Portuguese: acenar (pt) Russian: подзывать (ru) Scottish Gaelic: smèid (gd) Spanish: llamar con señas (es)