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- [bek-uh n]
- /ˈbɛk ən/
- /ˈbek.ən/
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- [bek-uh n]
- /ˈbɛk ən/
Definitions of beckon word
- verb beckon If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you. 3
- verb beckon If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it. 3
- verb beckon If something beckons for someone, it is very likely to happen to them. 3
- verb beckon to summon with a gesture of the hand or head 3
- verb beckon to entice or lure 3
- noun beckon a summoning gesture 3
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Origin of beckon
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English beknen, Old English gebē(a)cnian, derivative of bēacen beacon
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Parts of speech for Beckon
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beckon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beckon
verb beckon
- attract — If something attracts people or animals, it has features that cause them to come to it.
- invite — to request the presence or participation of in a kindly, courteous, or complimentary way, especially to request to come or go to some place, gathering, entertainment, etc., or to do something: to invite friends to dinner.
- tempt — to entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
- pull — pull media
- draw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
Antonyms for beckon
verb beckon
- deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- reply — followup
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- repulse — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- turn off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
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