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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 beck·on /ˈbɛkṇ/
 (vt.)(vi.)招手,召喚召喚

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Beck·on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (░); p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.] To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand.
    His distant friends, he beckons near.   --Dryden.
    It beckons you to go away with it.    --Shak.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Beck·on, n. A sign made without words; a beck. “At the first beckon.”
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 beckon
      v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends";
           "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: wave]
      2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
      3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture