beckon
To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closerTo wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
» He beckoned me to follow him.
Er bedeutete mir, ihm zu folgen.
Он сделал мне знак идти за ним.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
heranwinken, herbeiwinken, winken
подзыва́тьpodzyvátʹ
мани́тиmanýty, кива́тиkyváty
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
(ambitransitive)To seem attractive and inviting.
einladen
appear inviting
Examples
19 sentencesHe beckoned me to follow him.
ruОн сделал мне знак идти за ним.
deEr bedeutete mir, ihm zu folgen.
She beckoned me into the room.
She beckoned me to come in.
Tom beckoned me to come in.
ruТом сделал мне знак войти.
deTom winkte mich herein.
Tom beckoned me to follow him.
ruТом сделал мне знак, чтобы я следовал за ним.
deTom bedeutete mir zu folgen.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian,From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian, bīecnan (“to signal; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *bauknōn, *bauknijan (“to signal”), from *baukn (“signal; beacon”). Cognate with Old Saxon bōknian, Old High German bouhnen, Old Norse bákna. More at beacon.
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Forms
beckons, beckoning, beckoned, beckonedSynonyms
1 synonyms- signal with the hands or nod:wave
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle