beckon to a waiter

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• waiter, waitress — noun 1 waiter/waitress ADJECTIVE ▪ restaurant ▪ passing ▪ She ordered a large vodka from a passing waiter. ▪ friendly VERB + WAITER/WAITRESS …   Collocations dictionary

• beckon — [[t]be̱kən[/t]] beckons, beckoning, beckoned 1) VERB If you beckon to someone, you signal to them to come to you. [V to n] He beckoned to the waiter... [V n adv/prep] I beckoned her over... [V n to inf] Hughes beckoned him to sit down on a sofa.… …   English dictionary

• beckon — UK [ˈbekən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms beckon : present tense I/you/we/they beckon he/she/it beckons present participle beckoning past tense beckoned past participle beckoned 1) to signal to someone to come towards you He… …   English dictionary

• beckon — beck|on [ bekən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to signal to someone to come toward you: beckon to: He beckoned to the waiter to ask for another bottle of wine. beckon (to) someone to do something: She beckoned me to join her. 2. ) if… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• beckon — verb Beckon is used with these nouns as the object: ↑waiter, waitress …   Collocations dictionary

• beckon to — phr verb Beckon to is used with these nouns as the object: ↑waiter, waitress …   Collocations dictionary

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