All 7 Uses of
beckon
in
Divergent, by Veronica Roth
- She smiles and beckons toward the Dauntless-born initiates.
p. 62.0beckons = calls (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- When Christina catches my eye, she beckons to me, smiling, so my mother and I cross the Pit floor.
p. 183.1 *
- He beckons to her, and she walks down the hallway, the blue light at the end making her bare head glow.
p. 228.5
- The door opens, and Four beckons to me.
p. 229.4beckons = calls (to come by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- She beckons to me, and I cross the kitchen to stand beside her.
p. 301.1beckons = calls (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
- He beckons to one of the unfamiliar people behind him.
p. 398.2
- He pauses by the door and beckons for me to follow him, so I do.
p. 399.4beckons = calls (to follow by using a hand gesture or a nod)
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.