beck

[US]/bek/
[UK]/bɛk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.nod; wave;(British) stream
Word Forms
Pluralbecks

Phrases & Collocations

beck and call

Example Sentences

to beckon someone over

at the beck and call

to beckon for attention

to beckon a taxi

to beckon a waiter

to beckon a friend

to beckon a pet

to beckon a child

to beckon a stranger

to beckon a colleague

Real-world Examples

Her youth and situation had led him to expect a simplicity quite at the beck of his method.

Source: Returning Home

Oh, yes, you're very important, aren't you? Very know-it-all. With all of us at your beck and call? !

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 2

The dog obeyed the significant beck of his finger, and they drew off, stealthily, together.

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

He's at the Vice President's beck and call.

Source: Homeland Season 2

She has a bunch of them at her beck and call.

Source: 2014 ESLPod

" Water? There's plenty i' the beck, " she said, quite sharply.

Source: Water Child

You have me at your beck and call, from this time forward.

Source: Haida Gaobule

Sixty six, get beck to your own bank.

Source: Movies

" She has a bunch of them at her beck and call, " Angie says.

Source: 2014 ESLPod

" She" – again, Joanna – " has a bunch of them at her beck and call."

Source: 2014 ESLPod

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