It was surprising to see the stranger beckon me over.
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Beckon
Synonyms for "beckon" (46 found)
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2 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
3 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 26 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀποσημαίνω verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Arabic
2 entries- أَشَارَ verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- أَوْمَأَ verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- əl eləmək verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- əlləmək verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Bulgarian
3 entries- кимвам verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- махвам verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- повиквам с ръка verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Czech
4 entries- dát znamení verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- kývnout verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- lákat verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- pokynout verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Dutch
1 entries- wenken verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Esperanto
3 entries- algesti verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- logi verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- mansigni verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Finnish
2 entries- viittilöidä verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- viittoa verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
French
1 entries- faire signe verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
German
4 entries- einladen verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- heranwinken verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- herbeiwinken verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- winken verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Greek
1 entries- γνέφω verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Hungarian
1 entries- int verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Irish
1 entries- bagair verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Italian
1 entries- accennare verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Middle English
1 entries- bekenen verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Māori
4 entries- hūkari verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- hūkarikari verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- pōhiri verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- pōhirihiri verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Persian
1 entries- اشارت کردن verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Portuguese
2 entries- acenar verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- atrair verb (seem attractive and inviting)
Russian
1 entries- подзыва́ть verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- smèid verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Sicilian
4 entries- fari aḍḍicari verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- fari scamòviri verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- nnùciri verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- singalijari verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Spanish
4 entries- atraer verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- deseñar (desus.) verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- hacer ademanes para que se acerque verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- hacer gestos para que venga verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Swedish
3 entries- hägra verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- locka verb (seem attractive and inviting)
- vinka till sig verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Turkish
1 entries- el etmek verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Ukrainian
2 entries- кива́ти verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
- мани́ти verb (to wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
The protected waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary are home to the third-largest barrier coral reef in the world and beckon millions of visitors each year.
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China has ushered in the Year of the Rabbit with firework extravaganzas — an age-old custom to ward off evil spirits and beckon good fortune — and family gatherings.
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Known for employing transgenders, Thuy Linh restaurant deploys its staff to the sidewalk to beckon customers from the street, a common practice among Vietnamese eateries.
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