beckon
verb (used with or without object)
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.
has beckoned
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present perfectof beckon (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For decades, Bart’s Books in Ojai has beckoned to literature lovers, The Los Angeles Times reports.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
El Teatro’s headquarters, a converted packing house, has beckoned many cultural sages and prophets to make pilgrimages here.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
Mount Rainier National Park’s most popular winter destination has beckoned skiers, snowshoers, sledders and snow lovers for more than a century.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
When we finally reached shore, our crew—Jerry and Noynoy, Ray and Babu—were welcomed by children and the smell of dinner, freshly cooked, that for generations has beckoned fishermen home.
From Time ● May 27, 2016
She did not look towards the door, but fixed her eyes on him—her tormentor—fascinated as a bird, to whom a snake has beckoned and bade it to come nigh.
From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
