All 9 Uses of
beckon
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Over the hurdle in the garden, Dmitri, mounted on something, was leaning forward, gesticulating violently, beckoning to him, obviously afraid to utter a word for fear of being overheard.
Chpt 3 *beckoning = calling (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- "Smerdyakov!" the old man wheezed, scarcely audibly, beckoning to him with his finger.
Chpt 3beckoning = calling (to come nearer by using a hand gesture)
- He beckoned me, and I went up to him.
Chpt 6beckoned = called (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- He looked happy, his eyes beamed and sought us, he smiled at us, beckoned us.
Chpt 6beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- She beckoned to him with a happy smile.
Chpt 7
- Seeing Mitya, she beckoned him to her, and when he ran to her, she grasped his hand tightly.
Chpt 8beckoned = called (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- She became very talkative, kept calling every one to her, and beckoned to different girls out of the chorus.
Chpt 8beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- And his heart glowed, and he struggled forward towards the light, and he longed to live, to live, to go on and on, towards the new, beckoning light, and to hasten, hasten, now, at once!
Chpt 9beckoning = calling (figuratively, by being desirable)
- "Perezvon," called Ilusha suddenly, snapping his thin fingers and beckoning to the dog.
Chpt 10beckoning = calling (to come)
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.