beep
pronunciation
How to pronounce beep in British English:
UK [bi:p]
How to pronounce beep in American English:
US [bip]
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- Noun:
- a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
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- Verb:
- make a loud noise
- call, summon, or alert with a beeper
Word Origin
- beep (interj.)
- 1927, imitative of automobile horns (originally of the sound of a certain type of automobile horn among several types in use in the years after the klaxon horn was brought into use c. 1910). Used as a noun and verb by 1929. Related: Beeped; beeping.
Example
- 1. Hearing that message , the one before the beep .
- 2. That 's so funny.was that the beep ?
- 3. Leave a message after the beep .
- 4. Cause I usually don 't get my message unless you beep me .
- 5. Although he still cheng family of a beep in , but after listening to experts explain , a person unrelated to eliminate fear , life back to the calm of the past .