What does beckon mean?

Beckon is a verb meaning “making a gesture to instruct or encourage someone to come over.”

It’s sometimes incorrectly inserted into the expression beck and call. The correct phrase is always “beck and call,” not “beckon call.”

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Is it beck and call or beg and call?

The correct spelling of this phrase is beck and call. It is part of the expression “to be at someone’s beck and call,” which means “to be ready to follow someone’s orders.”

  • David is at the beck and call of his mother.

Beg and call is a misspelling of this phrase, but it may occasionally appear in a different context if you combine the verbs “to beg” and “to call.”

  • I beg and call but she doesn’t want to listen to me.

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What does objective mean?

Objective” is an adjective that means “relating to facts, data, and evidence rather than opinions and biases” (e.g., “The results were based on research and are therefore objective”).

However, the word “objective” can also be used as a noun that means “goal” (e.g., “The objective was to return the gift without her noticing”).

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