Meaning of Beckon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈbɛkən

Definitions

A sign made without words; a beck.
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.

العربية أشار أشر أومأ

Azərbaycanca əl eləmək əlləmək

Български кимвам

Bosanski lakat

Čeština kývnout lákat pokynout vábit zvát

Deutsch einladen heranwinken herbeiwinken Winken zuwinken

Ελληνικά γνέφω

Esperanto loĝi

Español atraer deseñar (desus.) hacer ademanes para que se acerque hacer gestos para que venga llamar llamar con señas

Suomi viittilöidä viittoa

Français faire signe

Gaeilge bagair

Gàidhlig smèid

Hrvatski lakat

Magyar int

Italiano accennare

日本語招攉麾

Kurdî int

Te Reo Māori pōwhiri tāwhiri

Nederlands wenken

Português acenar atrair

Русский подзывать

Српски lakat

Svenska hägra locka

Türkçe el etmek

Українська кива́ти мани́ти

“At the first beckon.”

“He turn to me, make a beckon with the key in his hand.”

Mastery
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