gesture
verb/ˈdʒestʃə(r)/
/ˈdʒestʃər/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gesture | /ˈdʒestʃə(r)/ /ˈdʒestʃər/ |
| he / she / it gestures | /ˈdʒestʃəz/ /ˈdʒestʃərz/ |
| past simple gestured | /ˈdʒestʃəd/ /ˈdʒestʃərd/ |
| past participle gestured | /ˈdʒestʃəd/ /ˈdʒestʃərd/ |
| -ing form gesturing | /ˈdʒestʃərɪŋ/ /ˈdʒestʃərɪŋ/ |
- to move your hands, head, face, etc. as a way of expressing what you mean or want
- + adv./prep. ‘I see you read a lot,’ he said, gesturing at the wall of books.
- gesture to somebody (to do something) He gestured to the guards and they withdrew.
- gesture for somebody to do something She gestured for them to come in.
- gesture (to somebody) (that)… He gestured (to me) that it was time to go.
- They gestured that I should follow.
Extra Examples- He gestured around the room, lost for words.
- He gestured vaguely towards the house.
- Anne gestured at the rain that was falling outside.
- Davis gestured to the waiter.
- She gestured at him to step back.
- He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- vaguely
- frantically
- wildly
- …
- at
- about
- around
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin gestura, from Latin gerere ‘bear, wield, perform’. The original sense was ‘bearing, deportment’, hence ‘the use of posture and bodily movements for effect when speaking’.
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