beckoned

Meanings

• Verb

  To call or invite someone to come, often with a gesture.

  - "He beckoned to the waiter for the bill."
  - "The queen beckoned her subjects to come forward."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈbɛkənd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with beckoned
woken , spoken , shaken

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Variants

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beckon , beckoned , beckoning , beckons

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to summon by beck or gesture'. From Old North French 'beckon' or Old English 'beckan' meaning 'to bend' or 'tobeck'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'beckon' is often used interchangeably with 'summon' or 'invite', but it originally meant 'to summon by beck or gesture'.

2. In some cultures, it is considered rude to beckon someone with the index finger, as it is seen as an offensive gesture. Instead, the palm is faced outward and the fingers are curled inward to invite someone to come.

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Related Concepts

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1. summon: To formally call someone to appear in a court of law or to assemble a group of people.

2. invitation: A formal request to attend an event or gathering.

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Culture

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In literature, 'beckoned' is often used to describe invitations or summonses in a formal or mysterious context. For example, in Bram Stoker's 'Dracula', the count beckons Jonathan Harker to his castle.

How to Memorize "beckoned"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making a beckoning gesture with their hand, waving or motioning for someone to come.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'beckoned' with the idea of an invitation or summons.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'beckoned' - 'Bring Everyone Close, Quickly Over Nearly Every Distance'.

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