Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - beckon

(beckons, beckoning, beckoned) 1. If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you. He beckoned to the waiter... I beckoned her over... Hughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa. VERB: V to n, V n adv/prep, V n to-inf, also V 2. If something beckons, it is so attractive to someone that they feel they must become involved in it. All the attractions of the peninsula beckon... The bright lights of Hollywood beckon many. VERB: V, V n, also V to n 3. If something beckons for someone, it is very likely to happen to them. The big time beckons for him... Old age beckons. VERB: V for n, V