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beep

/biːp/

/bip/

Translations

beepnoun

beeps

/biːp/

/bip/

сигнал

The microwave emitted a beep when the food was ready.

Микроволновка издала сигнал, когда еда была готова.

гудок

I heard a beep from the car behind me.

Я услышал гудок от машины позади меня.

Additional translations

Synonyms

beepverb

beeped

Past Simple

beeped

Past Participle

beeping

Gerund

/biːp/

пикать

The microwave will beep when the food is ready.

Микроволновка пикнет, когда еда будет готова.

сигналить

The driver started to beep at the pedestrian.

Водитель начал сигналить пешеходу.

Additional translations

Synonyms

beepinterjection

beepadjective

/biːp/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "beep code", "beep signal").

Definitions

beepnoun

A short, high-pitched sound emitted by an electronic device as a signal or alert.

The microwave emitted a beep to indicate that the food was ready.

A sound made by a car horn.

I heard a beep from the car behind me as I waited at the traffic light.

A loud electronic tone used to censor or mask offensive language in broadcasts.

The swear word was replaced by a censoring beep on live television.

A brief phone or pager message indicating that someone is trying to contact you.

I got a beep on my pager telling me to call the office.

beepverb

To make a short, high-pitched sound, typically as a signal or warning.

The car horn beeped loudly as it passed by.

To cause a device to emit a short, high-pitched sound.

She beeped the horn to get the pedestrian's attention.

To censor or mask (a spoken word) with a loud electronic tone.

The studio beeped the offensive language before the show aired.

To contact someone briefly by telephone or pager, typically by letting the call ring once.

Beep me when you arrive so I can come down and meet you.

beepinterjection

An exclamation imitating a short electronic tone, often used to replace a swear word or to attract attention.

Beep! Move your car out of the way!

beepadjective

Relating to or producing one or more beeps; used attributively before another noun.

The computer emitted a series of beep codes to signal a hardware fault.