beep
verb/biːp/
/biːp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they beep | /biːp/ /biːp/ |
| he / she / it beeps | /biːps/ /biːps/ |
| past simple beeped | /biːpt/ /biːpt/ |
| past participle beeped | /biːpt/ /biːpt/ |
| -ing form beeping | /ˈbiːpɪŋ/ /ˈbiːpɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of an electronic machine) to make a short high sound
- The microwave beeps to let you know when it has finished.
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- [intransitive, transitive] when a car horn, etc. beeps or when you beep it, it makes a short noise
- The car behind started beeping at us.
- beep something He beeped his horn at the cyclist.
- (North American English) (British English bleep)[transitive] beep somebody to call somebody on their beeperTopics Phones, email and the internetc2
Word Origin1920s: imitative.
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