Definition of beep - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
signalshort high-pitched sound typically used as a signal
- The beep of the microwave indicated the food was ready..
2.
communicationDated US message sent to a pagerDated US
- He received a beep from his boss.
Verb
1.
sound emissionintr. emit a short high soundintr.
- The device will beep once it's ready..
2.
communicationtr. Dated US contact someone using a pagertr. Dated US
- She beeped him to call back.
3.
censorshiptr. TECH. mask offensive words with short electronic tonestr. TECH.
- They beeped the swear words on TV.
Expressions with beep
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used to signal someone to move aside
Beep beep, coming through!
at the time following a beep sound signal
Please leave your message after the beep.
Origin of beep
Imitative, beep (sound of a horn)
Terms with beep included in their meaning
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communication
at the moment the beep ends on a voicemail
censor
cover offensive words with a beep sound
signal sound
make a short beep
censorship
censored by replacing offensive words with a beep sound
voicemail instructions
at the time following a beep sound signal
signals
having been signaled with a beep
Examples of beep in a sentence
The car emitted a beep when it was locked. The beep alerted him to a new message. She checked her pager for a beep. The microwave will beep when the timer is done. My phone started to beep due to low battery. He beeped his colleague for an urgent update.
The doctor was beeped during the meeting. The radio station beeped out the offensive language. During the interview, they had to beep several times.
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- French:bip, biper, ...
- German:Piepton, piepen, ...
- Italian:bip, bipare, ...
- Spanish:bip, sonar, ...
- Portuguese:bip, apitar, ...
- Chinese:哔哔声, 发出哔哔声, ...
- Japanese:ビープ音, ビープ音を出す, ...
- Arabic:صفارة, أَطْلَقَ صَوْتًا, ...
- Hebrew:צִפְצוּף, לְצַפְצֵף, ...
- Russian:сигнал, пищать, ...
- Ukrainian:сигнал, пищати, ...
- Hindi:बीप, बीप करना, ...
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