1. Signal with the hands or nod
   "She beckoned to her friends";
   - wave
    
2. Summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
   "The teacher beckoned the student to the front of the class"; "He beckoned her over to his table"
    
3. Appear inviting
   "The shop window decorations beckoned"

Derived forms: beckoning, beckons, beckoned

Type of: appeal, attract, gesticulate, gesture, motion, summon

Encyclopedia: Beckon