All 3 Uses of
beckon
in
The One and Only Ivan
- A giant sign at its edge beckons them to stop and rest like gazelles at a watering hole.
p. 8.4beckons = calls or invites
- Across the parking lot the billboard beckons, as it always does: COME TO THE EXIT 8 BIG TOP MALL AND VIDEO ARCADE, HOME OF THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN, MIGHTY SILVERBACK!
p. 178.8
- One of the keepers is beckoning. Reluctantly I turn to go.
p. 296.7 *beckoning = 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) Much less commonly, beckon can be a gesture that points in a direction.