Both Uses
beckon
in
The Nose, by Gogol
(Edited)
- He nearly fainted; but the police inspector beckoned to him with his hand and said, "Come here, my dear sir."
*beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture)
- There was Iarygin, his intimate friend who always lost in the evenings at whist; and there another Major, who had obtained the rank of committee-man in the Caucasus, beckoned to him.
beckoned = called (to come nearer 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.