beckon /ˈbɛkən/noun 2verb 2forms 5 noun2 •A sign made without words; a beck.At the first beckon. — 1734 •A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. verb2 •To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.It beckons you to go away with it. — 1599 •To seem attractive and inviting.The election come and gone, work beyond political organizing beckoned. — 1980 formsbeckoned · beckoning · beckoneth · beckons · beckonest