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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As a high-schooler Busby performed locally; a music career beckoned, but based on his academic performance an FBI recruiter offered him a position in the bureau’s fingerprinting lab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A quarter-final spot - their first - beckoned for the football-mad African country.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 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 board beckoned Iger back in November 2022 to quell a revolt by senior Disney executives and allay concerns among investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Home, where the backyard always beckoned, always safe and protected by the house and the barn and the woods.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
