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- [beep]
- /bip/
- /biːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beep]
- /bip/
Definitions of beep word
- countable noun beep A beep is a short, loud sound like that made by a car horn or a telephone answering machine. 3
- verb beep If something such as a horn beeps, or you beep it, it makes a short, harsh sound. 3
- noun beep a short high-pitched sound, esp one made by the horn of a car, bicycle, etc, or by electronic apparatus 3
- verb beep to make or cause to make such a noise 3
- noun beep the brief, high-pitched sound of a horn, as on an automobile or bicycle 3
- noun beep a brief, high-pitched electronic signal, used in warning, direction-finding, etc. 3
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Origin of beep
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Beep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beep popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beep usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beep
noun beep
- ding — to cause surface damage to; dent: Flying gravel had dinged the car's fenders.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- warning — the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
- bleep — A bleep is a short, high-pitched sound, usually one of a series, that is made by an electrical device.
verb beep
- warn — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- call — a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- page — Thomas Nelson, 1853–1922, U.S. novelist and diplomat.
- summon — to call upon to do something specified.
- track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
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