beckon Copy link Outline I. To nodII. To signal to any one by nod or other gesture.1. innŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (with dat.)2. annŭo, 3 (rare in this sense3. signĭfĭco, 1 • beckon: I. To nod: q. v.: annuo. II. To signal to any one by nod or other gesture. 1. innŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3 (with dat.): let there be no tarrying if I but b., ne mora sit si innuerim, Pl.: to b. to any one by shaking a whip, commota virga alicui in. (al. ann.), Juv. 2. annŭo, 3 (rare in this sense: prop. to assent by giving a nod): b.ing to him to know whether he should draw his sword, annuens an destringeret gladium, Tac.: v. to nod to. 3. signĭfĭco, 1: with some defining word: as, nutu s., Ov.; manibus s., Caes.: v. to signify. Phr.: to b. the enemy to come on, nutu hostes vocare, Caes.