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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024beep /bip/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a short, high-pitched tone produced by an automobile horn or other electronic device as a signal to call or warn:The beep of the computer tells you that you have hit the wrong key.
v. - to (cause to) make or emit such a sound: [no object]The car beeped at me until I fastened my seatbelt.[~ + object]The driver beeped her horn.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beep (bēp),USA pronunciation n. - a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
- one of the periodic signals sounded by a beeper.
v.i. - to make or emit such a sound:When the timer beeps, take the cake out of the oven.
v.t. - to sound (a horn, warning signal, etc.):impatient drivers beeping their horns.
- to announce, warn, summon, etc., by beeping:The doctor was beeped to call the hospital.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: beep /biːp/ n - a short high-pitched sound, esp one made by the horn of a car, bicycle, etc, or by electronic apparatus
vb - to make or cause to make such a noise
Etymology: 20th Century: of imitative originˈbeeper n |