OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 27574

beckon

/ˈbɛkən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
deseñar (desus.) • hacer ademanes para que se acerque • hacer gestos para que venga • llamar con señas
To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
His distant friends, he beckons near.
It beckons you to go away with it.
atraer • llamar
To seem attractive and inviting.
How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall