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beckon

['bek(ə)n] брит. / амер.

  1. гл.

    1. подзывать кивком головы; манить, делать знак (рукой, пальцем)

    2. манить, привлекать

  2. сущ.

    кивок; манящий жест

Examples from texts

"Stay, did he really beckon?" Raskolnikov wondered, but he tried to overtake him.
"Да полно, звал ли он?" -- подумал Раскольников, однако ж стал догонять.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media
“You would lead our people at the beckon of a wizard,” Wulfgar retorted. He listened closely to the sounds of the crowd to measure their approval or disapproval of his accusation.
– Ты собрал здесь народы тундры, повинуясь воле злого чародея, – сказал Вульфгар и прислушался к шуму толпы, пытаясь уловить реакцию воинов на его слова.
Salvatore, Robert / The Crystal ShardСальваторе, Роберт / Магический кристалл
Магический кристалл
Сальваторе, Роберт
© 1988 TSR, Inc.
© С. Топоров, перевод, 2008
© ООО "Фантастика", 2008
The Crystal Shard
Salvatore, Robert
© 1988 TSR, Inc.
The flames see me, too—they beckon, laughing, reaching for my hands.
Пламя тоже видит меня – оно манит, смеется, тянется к моим рукам.
Beagle, Peter / The Innkeeper's SongБигл, Питер / Песня трактирщика
Песня трактирщика
Бигл, Питер
The Innkeeper's Song
Beagle, Peter
© Peter S. Beagle, 1993
Sometimes, at night, when the young man would be coming upstairs to his room after his turn at the theatre was over, the major would appear at the door of his study and beckon archly to him.
Иногда поздно ночью, когда молодой человек поднимался в свою комнату по возвращении из театра, майор появлялся в дверях своего кабинета и кивал ему с лукавым видом.
O.Henry / The Duplicity of HargravesГенри, О. / Коварство Харгрэвса
Коварство Харгрэвса
Генри, О.
The Duplicity of Hargraves
O.Henry
In the courtyard the man did turn round and again seemed to beckon him.
В самом деле, пройдя всю подворотню и уже выходя во двор, тот вдруг обернулся и опять точно как будто махнул ему.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media
The Pilot was seen to beckon, through the gloom of the night, for his companions to come forward; when they proceeded, with cautious steps, in quest of the desired shelter.
По знаку лоцмана они все трое осторожно двинулись во мрак на поиски желанного убежища и вскоре увидели перед собой полуобвалившиеся стены, тянувшиеся на довольно большое расстояние.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pilot: A Tale of the SeaКупер, Джеймс Фенимор / Лоцман
Лоцман
Купер, Джеймс Фенимор
© "Детское государственное издательство", 1959
The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© 2005 Adamant Media Corporation
Look at the river; it seems to beckon us.
Посмотри на реку: она словно нас манит.
Turgenev, I.S. / On the eveТургенев, И.С. / Накануне
Накануне
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1976
On the eve
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1st World Library, 2008
The Old Fella didn't need to beckon her.
Старику даже не пришлось ее звать.
King, Stephen / Wolves of the CallaКинг, Стивен / Волки Кэллы
Волки Кэллы
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 2003
© Перевод В.А.Вебер, 2004
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2004
Wolves of the Calla
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 2003
When sorcerers beckon intent, it comes to them and sets up the path for attainment, which means that sorcerers always accomplish what they set out to do."
Когда маги призывают намерение, оно приходит к ним и прокладывает путь для достижения цели. Это значит, что маги всегда выполняют то, что они решают сделать.
Castaneda, Carlos / The Active Side of InfinityКастанеда, Карлос / Активная сторона бесконечности
Активная сторона бесконечности
Кастанеда, Карлос
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
© "София", 2008
© ООО Издательство "София", 2008
The Active Side of Infinity
Castaneda, Carlos
© 1998 by Laugan Productions
At last, however, it was done; and, concealing the bandbox in his smock, the gardener beckoned to Harry and preceded him in the direction of the house.
Наконец все было сделано. Прикрыв картонку полой блузы, садовник поманил Гарри и направился к дому.
Stevenson, Robert Louis / The Suicide ClubСтивенсон, Роберт Луис / Клуб самоубийц
Клуб самоубийц
Стивенсон, Роберт Луис
© Издательство "Правда", 1981
The Suicide Club
Stevenson, Robert Louis
© 2000 by Dover Publications. Inc.
He beckons me to bend down.
Он дает мне знак подвинуться поближе.
Remarque, Erich Maria / All Quiet on the Western FrontРемарк, Эрих Мария / На Западном фронте без перемен
На Западном фронте без перемен
Ремарк, Эрих Мария
© Издательство «Правда», 1985
All Quiet on the Western Front
Remarque, Erich Maria
© 1929 by Little, Brown, and Company
INSIDE the cathedral it was empty, just after noon, and just one penitent was waiting by the confessional when a priest arrived and beckoned her in.
В соборе, сразу после полудня, было пусто, явившийся священник застал около исповедальни одну-единственную кающуюся, которую знаком пригласил войти.
Bradbury, Ray / Let's All Kill ConstanceБрэдбери, Рэй / Давайте все убьем Констанцию
Давайте все убьем Констанцию
Брэдбери, Рэй
© 2003 by Ray Bradbury
© Л. Брилова, перевод с английского, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2009
Let's All Kill Constance
Bradbury, Ray
© 2003 by Ray Bradbury
He looked happy, his eyes beamed and sought us, he smiled at us, beckoned us.
Смотрит радостно, в очах веселье, взглядами нас ищет, улыбается нам, нас зовет.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья Карамазовы
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988
The brothers Karamazov
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
Then Voroshilov in his turn beckoned to her.
Тогда Ворошилов в свою очередь кивнул ей пальцем.
Тургенев, И.С. / ДымTurgenev, I.S. / Smoke
Smoke
Turgenev, I.S.
© 1919, by BONI & LIVERIGHT, Inc.
Дым
Тургенев, И.С.
© Издательство "Правда", 1979
Pangloss was in the middle of his sentence, when the Familiar beckoned to his footman, who gave him a glass of wine from Porto or Opporto.
Панглос не успел договорить, как чернявый уже сделал знак головою своему слуге, который наливал ему вина, называемого "опорто" или "порто".
Voltaire / CandideВольтер / Кандид
Кандид
Вольтер
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1965
Candide
Voltaire
© 1918 by BONI & LIVERIGHT, INC.

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'bek(ə)nVerbподзывать кивком головы; манить; делать знакExamples

She beckoned me to follow. — Она сделала мне знак идти следом.

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beckon

verb
Basic forms
Pastbeckoned
Imperativebeckon
Present Participle (Participle I)beckoning
Past Participle (Participle II)beckoned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I beckonwe beckon
you beckonyou beckon
he/she/it beckonsthey beckon
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am beckoningwe are beckoning
you are beckoningyou are beckoning
he/she/it is beckoningthey are beckoning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have beckonedwe have beckoned
you have beckonedyou have beckoned
he/she/it has beckonedthey have beckoned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been beckoningwe have been beckoning
you have been beckoningyou have been beckoning
he/she/it has been beckoningthey have been beckoning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I beckonedwe beckoned
you beckonedyou beckoned
he/she/it beckonedthey beckoned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was beckoningwe were beckoning
you were beckoningyou were beckoning
he/she/it was beckoningthey were beckoning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had beckonedwe had beckoned
you had beckonedyou had beckoned
he/she/it had beckonedthey had beckoned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been beckoningwe had been beckoning
you had been beckoningyou had been beckoning
he/she/it had been beckoningthey had been beckoning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will beckonwe shall/will beckon
you will beckonyou will beckon
he/she/it will beckonthey will beckon
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be beckoningwe shall/will be beckoning
you will be beckoningyou will be beckoning
he/she/it will be beckoningthey will be beckoning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have beckonedwe shall/will have beckoned
you will have beckonedyou will have beckoned
he/she/it will have beckonedthey will have beckoned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been beckoningwe shall/will have been beckoning
you will have been beckoningyou will have been beckoning
he/she/it will have been beckoningthey will have been beckoning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would beckonwe should/would beckon
you would beckonyou would beckon
he/she/it would beckonthey would beckon
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be beckoningwe should/would be beckoning
you would be beckoningyou would be beckoning
he/she/it would be beckoningthey would be beckoning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have beckonedwe should/would have beckoned
you would have beckonedyou would have beckoned
he/she/it would have beckonedthey would have beckoned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been beckoningwe should/would have been beckoning
you would have been beckoningyou would have been beckoning
he/she/it would have been beckoningthey would have been beckoning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am beckonedwe are beckoned
you are beckonedyou are beckoned
he/she/it is beckonedthey are beckoned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being beckonedwe are being beckoned
you are being beckonedyou are being beckoned
he/she/it is being beckonedthey are being beckoned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been beckonedwe have been beckoned
you have been beckonedyou have been beckoned
he/she/it has been beckonedthey have been beckoned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was beckonedwe were beckoned
you were beckonedyou were beckoned
he/she/it was beckonedthey were beckoned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being beckonedwe were being beckoned
you were being beckonedyou were being beckoned
he/she/it was being beckonedthey were being beckoned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been beckonedwe had been beckoned
you had been beckonedyou had been beckoned
he/she/it had been beckonedthey had been beckoned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be beckonedwe shall/will be beckoned
you will be beckonedyou will be beckoned
he/she/it will be beckonedthey will be beckoned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been beckonedwe shall/will have been beckoned
you will have been beckonedyou will have been beckoned
he/she/it will have been beckonedthey will have been beckoned