beckoned

CEFRC1

/ˈbɛkənd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    signal with the hands or nod.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of beckon

Examples

  • The soft, gentle sunlight beckoned me to sleep.

  • The smell of coffee beckoned them.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The mysterious stranger silently blank me with a wave of his hand.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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