beck

in Vietnamese Kêu gọi, mời chào

BrE /bɛk/ AmE /bɛk/

verb / noun en → vi

1 INVITE/URGE [transitive] B2

Kêu gọi, mời chào

to invite or urge someone to do something, often in a gentle or indirect way

  • beck somebody to do sth

Collocations beck someone to come closer

  • He beckoned her over.

    Anh ta ra hiệu cho cô ấy đến gần.

2 GESTURE [noun] B1

Ám hiệu, cử chỉ kêu gọi

a gesture made with the hand or head to attract someone's attention or invite them to come near

Collocations a beck of the hand

  • She gave him a beck to follow her.

    Cô ấy ra hiệu cho anh ta đi theo cô.