beckon

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Verb

1. To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
2. To seem attractive and inviting

Noun

1. A sign made without words; a beck.
2. A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

Sinonimai

wave

👋

invite

call

signal

summon

sign

lure

allure

entice

nod

gesture

send for

ask

cajole

motion

indicate

attract

go under

greet

hail

induce

induct

influence

inveigle

lead

page

please

pull in

receive

refer

rope in

shake

swing

tease

tempt

wag

wiggle

wink

😉

winnow

call over

make a sign

wave to

make sign with hands

tap a toofull cooking pot

summon by gesture of the hand

make a signal

such as a wink

accost

suggest by a mute sign

announce

ask in

beguile

call down

call in

call up

coax

declare

decoy

draw

escort

fan

flap

flutter

gesticulate

gossip

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈbɛkən/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: bekenen

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: bēacnian

Sutampa su Old Saxon: bōknian

Sutampa su senoji Aukštosios Vokietijos: bouhnen

Sutampa su senoji norsų: bákna

In summary

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.