beep
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beep
(bēp)n.
A sound or signal, as from a horn or an electronic device.
v. beeped, beep·ing, beeps
v.intr.
To make a beep.
v.tr.
1. To cause to make a beep: The drivers stuck in traffic beeped their horns.
2. To activate the beeper of (a person) by telephoning its number.
[Imitative.]
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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
[C20: of imitative origin]
ˈbeeper n
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beep
(bip)n.
1. a short, usu. high-pitched tone produced by an automobile horn, electronic device, etc., as a signal or warning.
v.i. 2. to make or emit such a sound.
v.t. 3. to sound (a horn, warning signal, etc.).
4. to warn, summon, etc., by beeping.
[1925–30; imitative]
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beep
Past participle: beeped
Gerund: beeping
| Imperative |
|---|
| beep |
| beep |
| Present |
|---|
| I beep |
| you beep |
| he/she/it beeps |
| we beep |
| you beep |
| they beep |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I beeped |
| you beeped |
| he/she/it beeped |
| we beeped |
| you beeped |
| they beeped |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am beeping |
| you are beeping |
| he/she/it is beeping |
| we are beeping |
| you are beeping |
| they are beeping |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have beeped |
| you have beeped |
| he/she/it has beeped |
| we have beeped |
| you have beeped |
| they have beeped |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was beeping |
| you were beeping |
| he/she/it was beeping |
| we were beeping |
| you were beeping |
| they were beeping |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had beeped |
| you had beeped |
| he/she/it had beeped |
| we had beeped |
| you had beeped |
| they had beeped |
| Future |
|---|
| I will beep |
| you will beep |
| he/she/it will beep |
| we will beep |
| you will beep |
| they will beep |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have beeped |
| you will have beeped |
| he/she/it will have beeped |
| we will have beeped |
| you will have beeped |
| they will have beeped |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be beeping |
| you will be beeping |
| he/she/it will be beeping |
| we will be beeping |
| you will be beeping |
| they will be beeping |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been beeping |
| you have been beeping |
| he/she/it has been beeping |
| we have been beeping |
| you have been beeping |
| they have been beeping |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been beeping |
| you will have been beeping |
| he/she/it will have been beeping |
| we will have been beeping |
| you will have been beeping |
| they will have been beeping |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been beeping |
| you had been beeping |
| he/she/it had been beeping |
| we had been beeping |
| you had been beeping |
| they had been beeping |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would beep |
| you would beep |
| he/she/it would beep |
| we would beep |
| you would beep |
| they would beep |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have beeped |
| you would have beeped |
| he/she/it would have beeped |
| we would have beeped |
| you would have beeped |
| they would have beeped |
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Noun 1. [画像:beep - a short high tone produced as a signal or warning]beep - a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb 1. [画像:beep - make a loud noise]beep - make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared"
tootle - play (a musical instrument) casually; "the saxophone player was tootling a sad melody"
2. [画像:beep - call, summon, or alert with a beeper]beep - call, summon, or alert with a beeper
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beep
(inf)n → Tut(tut) nt (inf); leave your name and number after the beep → hinterlassen Sie Ihren Namen und Ihre Nummer nach dem Signalton or Pfeifton
vt to beep one’s horn → hupen
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