beckon
suomi-englanti sanakirjabeckon englannista suomeksi
houkutella, kutsua
viittilöidä
viittoilla, viittoa
Verbi
Substantiivi
beckon englanniksi
To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
(RQ:Dryden Aeneis)
(RQ:Shakespeare Hamlet)
To seem attractive and inviting
{{quote-text|en|year=c. 1734|author=Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke|title=A Dissertation on Parties
(quote-book)
A children's game similar to and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.