beckon
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The meaning (definition) of the word beckon
to wave your hand to tell someone to come closer
The word beckon used in a sentence
“Mom beckoned me to come sit next to her on the couch.”
Words that mean the same as beckon (synonyms)
wavesignal
How the word beckon is said around the world
| French | faire signe (fer seeny) |
| Spanish | llamar (lyah-MAHR) |
| Mandarin | 招手 (jow shoh) |
| Hindi | इशारा करना (i-SHAH-rah KUR-nah) |
| Arabic | إشارة (EE-shah-rah) |
| Russian | манить (mah-NYEETY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | acenar (uh-si-NAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | acenar (ah-say-NAHR) |
| Japanese | 手招きする (tay-mah-nay-kee-SU-ru) |
| German | winken (VING-kuhn) |
| Urdu | اشارہ کرنا (i-SHAH-rah kahr-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਇਸ਼ਾਰਾ ਕਰਨਾ (i-SHAH-rah KU-ruh-nah) |
| Korean | 꾀어 부르다 (GWAY-u BOO-ru-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְאוֹתֵת (LOH-tayt) |
| Greek | γνέφω (GHNAY-foh) |
| Dutch | wenken (VENG-kuhn) |
| Tagalog | mag-aanya (mahgahnyah) |
| Vietnamese | vẫy gọi (VUH-i ghawy) |
| Turkish | çağırmak (chahur-MAHK) |
| Persian | اشاره کردن (ay-SHAH-ray KAHR-dahn) |
| Polish | kiwać (KEE-vahch) |
| Ukrainian | манити (mah-NI-ti) |
| Bengali | ইশারা করা (EE-shah-rah KAW-rah) |
| Swedish | locka (LAW-kah) |
| Italian | fare cenno (FAH-ray CHAYN-noh) |
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