Past tense for to make a gesture with the hand, arm, or head
“She would beckon at me to come and sit by her side.”
Past tense for to appear attractive or inviting
“Wherever they occur on earth, high places and remote places beckon and enchant us.”
Past tense for to urge someone to do something
“Sometimes the leprechauns would hop up on to my window ledge and beckon to me to go outside.”
Past tense for to draw near (figuratively)
“Perhaps the deceased executives did not think death would beckon so soon.”
Past tense for to order (someone) to be present or to go to a given location
Past tense for to give an authoritative or peremptory order
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