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Definition of beam verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

beam

verb
 
/biːm/
 
/biːm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they beam
 
/biːm/
 
/biːm/
he / she / it beams
 
/biːmz/
 
/biːmz/
past simple beamed
 
/biːmd/
 
/biːmd/
past participle beamed
 
/biːmd/
 
/biːmd/
-ing form beaming
 
/ˈbiːmɪŋ/
 
/ˈbiːmɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive, no passive] to have a big happy smile on your face
    • beam (at somebody) He beamed at the journalists.
    • beam (with something) She was positively beaming with pleasure.
    • beam something (at somebody) The barman beamed a warm smile at them.
    • His broad face beamed a hearty welcome.
    • + speech ‘I'd love to come,’ she beamed (= said with a large smile).
    Extra Examples
    • He beamed broadly at them, clearly very pleased to see them.
    • His face beamed with pleasure.
    • She beamed happily at Maxim.
    • She positively beamed with satisfaction.
    Topics Feelingsc2, Appearancec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • broadly
    • positively
    • brightly
    preposition
    • at
    • with
    See full entry
  2. [transitive] beam something + adv./prep. to send radio or television signals over long distances using electronic equipment
    • Live pictures of the ceremony were beamed around the world.
    Topics TV, radio and newsc2
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to produce a stream of light and/or heat
    • The morning sun beamed down on us.
    • Light beamed through a hole in the curtain.
  4. Word OriginOld English bēam ‘tree, beam’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boom and German Baum.
Idioms
smile/grin/beam from ear to ear
  1. to be smiling, etc. a lot because you are very pleased about something
    • He was beaming from ear to ear.
    Topics Feelingsc2
See beam in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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