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{
"term": "beckon",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "beckon",
"heSheIt": "beckons"
},
"pastSimple": "beckoned",
"pastParticiple": "beckoned",
"ingForm": "beckoning"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to give somebody a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you",
"sensetop": "beckon to somebody (to do something)beckon somebody (+ adv./prep.)beckon somebody to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill.",
"contextForm": "beckon to somebody (to do something)"
},
{
"text": "He beckoned her over with a wave.",
"contextForm": "beckon somebody (+ adv./prep.)"
},
{
"text": "The boss beckoned him into her office."
},
{
"text": "She beckoned him to come and join them.",
"contextForm": "beckon somebody to do something"
},
{
"text": "I saw someone beckoning from a doorway."
},
{
"text": "The man with the headphones was beckoning urgently."
},
{
"text": "Richard beckoned the man over."
},
{
"text": "John beckoned her to come in."
}
],
"synonyms": "signal"
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to appear very attractive to somebody",
"sensetop": "beckon to somebodybeckon somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The clear blue sea beckoned."
},
{
"text": "The lights seemed to beckon to Sara in a strange way.",
"contextForm": "beckon to somebody"
},
{
"text": "The prospect of a month without work was beckoning her.",
"contextForm": "beckon somebody"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to be something that is likely to happen or will possibly happen to somebody in the future",
"examples": [
{
"text": "For many kids leaving college the prospect of unemployment beckons."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekən/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckon__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekənz/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckons__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekənd/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckoned__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekənɪŋ/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckoning__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekən/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckon__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekənz/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckons__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekənd/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckoned__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈbekənɪŋ/",
"audio": "be/beckon/beckoning__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English bīecnan, bēcnan, of West Germanic origin; related to beacon."
}