beckon

verb

to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbɛkən/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English bekenen, beknen, becnen, beknien, from Old English bēacnian, bēcnian, bīecnan (“to signal; beckon”), from Proto-West Germanic *bauknōn, *bauknijan (“to signal”), from *baukn (“signal; beacon”). Cognate with Old Saxon bōknian, Old High German bouhnen, Old Norse bákna. More at beacon.

A sign made without words; a beck.
“At the first beckon.”
“He turn to me, make a beckon with the key in his hand.”
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.

verb

To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
“His distant friends, he beckons near.”
“It beckons you to go away with it.”
To seem attractive and inviting.
“How the gentle wind / Beckons through the leaves / As autumn colors fall”