All 3 Uses of
beckon
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Suddenly he stood still and saw a man standing on the other side of the street, beckoning to him.
Chpt 3.6 *beckoning = calling (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- ...did he really beckon?
Chpt 3.6beckon = call (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- In the court-yard the man did turn round and again seemed to beckon him.
Chpt 3.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(beckon) to call -- typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.