beckon
verb (used with or without object)
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.
beckoned
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past participleof beckon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof beckon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
beckonverb (used with or without object)to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.
Example Sentences
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“Without Lilith Fair there would be no Daisy Chain,” said Olivia Rodrigo, who beckoned McLachlan to the stage Saturday night to perform her 1997 hit, “Building a Mystery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The League One play-off final beckoned and, off the back of an impressive campaign, perhaps they were destined to return to the second tier just five years after it had all gone wrong.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
She raised their two sons in the African bush until serious schooling finally beckoned them back to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
One day after class, Mr. Carbine beckoned him over.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
