Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beckoned} (?); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Beckoning}.]
   To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a
   motion of the hand.

         His distant friends, he beckons near.    --Dryden.

         It beckons you to go away with it.       --Shak.

Beckon \Beck"on\, n.
   A sign made without words; a beck. ``At the first beckon.''
   --Bolingbroke.

Source : WordNet®

beckon
     v 1: signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends";
          "He waved his hand hospitably" [syn: {wave}]
     2: appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"
     3: summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture