All 5 Uses of
beckon
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- The cook with his carroty head is begging us to eat; he beckons with his ladle to every one that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop.
p. 1.7 *beckons = calls (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- He beckons me to bend down.
p. 27.8beckons = signals (with a hand gesture or a nod)
- The shelling has ceased, I turn towards the crater and beckoning to the others.
p. 70.8beckoning = calling (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- We try to make jokes and they answer with things we cannot understand; we laugh and beckon.
p. 144.5beckon = call (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- They nod and beckon us to come over.
p. 144.6
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.