Meaning
4 senses(intransitive, transitive)To produce a beep sound.
The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
piepen, hupen, tuten
биби́катьbibíkatʹ
(euphemistic, informal, transitive)To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts.
Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
(transitive)To contact (someone) via a pager device.
(transitive)To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back.
Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
- call, summon, or alert with a beeper
- make a strident noise
Examples
50 sentencesTom beeped the horn.
Том просигналив. — deniko
ruТом трубил в рог. — Balamax
Tom heard a car horn beep.
ruТом услышал звук автомобильного клаксона. — odexed
Did you hear your computer beep?
ruТы слышал, как пикнул твой компьютер? — Ooneykcall
Leave a message after the beep.
ruОставьте сообщение после сигнала. — marafon
deHinterlassen Sie nach dem Piepton eine Nachricht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Did you guys hear a beep?
deHabt ihr einen Piepton gehört? — Vortarulo
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
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Forms
beeps, beeping, beeped, beepedSynonyms
100 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle