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beckonto make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbekən/

Korean meaning: 손, 팔, 또는 고개로 누군가에게 가까이 오라고 또는 따라오라고 신호하다, 손짓하다

Korean pronunciation: **베**컨

Example Sentences

  • The delicious smell of pizza beckoned me from across the street.
  • The teacher beckoned the shy student to come forward.
  • My cozy bed beckoned after a long day at work.

beckon

VERB

//ˈbekən//

to make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow

beckon concept
💡 Concept

to make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head to encourage someone to come nearer or follow

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🎵 Rhyme

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbekən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbekən/

🌳Etymology

Rootbeck
Suffix--on

Origin

고대 영어 'bēacnian'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '신호를 보내다'라는 의미였습니다. 원래는 봉화나 등대와 같은 신호등을 의미하는 'beacon'과 같은 어원을 가지고 있어, 멀리서 신호를 보내 사람들을 부르는 행위를 나타냅니다.

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🎵Rhyme

reckonsecond
reckon
second

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📝Examples

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The delicious smell of pizza beckoned me from across the street.

The teacher beckoned the shy student to come forward.

😄 Fun example

My cozy bed beckoned after a long day at work.

The mysterious forest path beckoned the curious hikers.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

gesturesignalsummonwavecall

Antonyms

dismissrepeldiscourage

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