beckon

/ˈbekən/ verb

Definition

WAVE [I, T] › to move your hand, head, etc to show someone that you would like them to come nearer: She beckoned to the waiter.

BE LIKELY [I] › to seem very likely to happen: A career as a lead guitarist beckoned.

BE ATTRACTIVE [I] › If a place beckons, it is very attractive to you, and you want to go there: The bright lights of London beckoned.

(Definition of beckon verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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