"Gestured" there means that it was done with non-verbal communication, usually a hand gesture.
I would say it is grammatical, but it is so unusual, I could not recommend it.
"Gestured" there means that it was done with non-verbal communication, usually a hand gesture.
I cannot find the above example in the following Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, but I am not a teacher."He gestured me over with the movement of his head." (From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - New Edition.)
Can it also mean "show" or "point"? Because "show" and "point" can also be nonverbal.
I cannot find the above example in the following Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, but I am not a teacher.
http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/gesture_2
I suspect your New Edition is actually an old version, but I am not a teacher."He gestured me over with the movement of his head." (From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - New Edition.)
I have Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) 4th Edition (paper version), which does not have the following example either.
I suspect your new version is actually an old version, but I am not a teacher.
In my 4th edition, there is a foreword (instead of preface) written by Randolph Quirk.
I also had your New Edition years ago, but I dumped it when I bought a later version.
I think the example quoted from your old version might be outdated, but I am not a teacher.
I have Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) 4th Edition (paper version), which does not have the following example either.
I suspect your New Edition is actually an old version, but I am not a teacher.
I think it would be current usage if 'motioned/beckoned' were used instead of 'gestured', but I am not a teacher.Let's agree that "gestured me to a seat" (or whatever it said) and expecting "me" to be a direct object is not current usage.
Let's agree that "gestured me to a seat" (or whatever it said) and expecting "me" to be a direct object is not current usage.
"He gestured his displeasure" (as Mike said, with a rude hand gesture, most likely) does work.