WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Word of the Day March 4, 2016 beckon (verb) LISTEN A woman beckoning To beckon means 'to invite somebody to come close or follow you by making a gesture with your hand, head, or finger.' Beckon can also mean 'to entice somebody' and it can be used to indicate authority, but it doesn't always have this connotation. It can also be used figuratively about dreams or wishes that seem to be calling to someone. It can be used with a direct object ("beckon someone") or with the preposition "to" ("beckon […]
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WordReference.com Online Language Dictionaries Word of the Day March 2, 2016 sort (noun, verb) LISTEN You can sort recyclables according to their material. As a noun, sort means 'kind' and refers to a particular group or type, and when talking about people, especially in British English, it means 'of a particular character or nature.' As a verb, sort means 'to arrange something in groups' or 'to classify it in a particular order.' In computing, a sort is the arrangement of data. Example sentences • The new city zoo is full of […]