Meaning of "beep" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEEP

Of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BEEP

beep  [biːp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEEP

Beep is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb beep in English.

WHAT DOES BEEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Beep

Beep may refer to: ▪ Beep, a single tone onomatopoeia, generally made by a computer or a machine ▪ Beep, a locomotive built in 1970 ▪ "Beep", a 2006 song performed by the Pussycat Dolls ▪ Beep, a Canadian fruit drink ▪ "Beep", a 2008 song performed by Bobby Valentino ▪ Beep, a 2011 2D-platforming action and adventure game by Big Fat Alien ▪ BEEP, a network protocol framework ▪ Beep Media Player, an audio player ▪ Beep test, oxygen uptake measuring Multi-stage fitness test ▪ Basis point, one part per ten thousand...

Definition of beep in the English dictionary

The definition of beep in the dictionary is a short high-pitched sound, esp one made by the horn of a car, bicycle, etc, or by electronic apparatus. Other definition of beep is to make or cause to make such a noise.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BEEP

PRESENT

Present

I beep

you beep

he/she/it beeps

we beep

you beep

they beep

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

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

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I beeped

you beeped

he/she/it beeped

we beeped

you beeped

they 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

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

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will beep

you will beep

he/she/it will beep

we will beep

you will beep

they will beep

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

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 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

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would beep

you would beep

he/she/it would beep

we would beep

you would beep

they would beep

Conditional continuous

I would be beeping

you would be beeping

he/she/it would be beeping

we would be beeping

you would be beeping

they would be beeping

Conditional perfect

I would have beep

you would have beep

he/she/it would have beep

we would have beep

you would have beep

they would have beep

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been beeping

you would have been beeping

he/she/it would have been beeping

we would have been beeping

you would have been beeping

they would have been beeping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you beep
we let´s beep
you beep

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to beep

Past participle

beeped

Present Participle

beeping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF BEEP

Find out the translation of beep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of beep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beep» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 哔
• Translator English - Spanish: beep
• English: beep
• Translator English - Hindi: बीप
• Translator English - Arabic: زمارة
• Translator English - Russian: звуковой сигнал
• Translator English - Portuguese: beep
• Translator English - Bengali: হুইসেল
• Translator English - French: bip
• Translator English - Malay: Bip
• Translator English - German: Signalton
• Translator English - Japanese: ビープ音
• Translator English - Korean: 경고음
• Translator English - Javanese: Bip
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tiếng bíp
• Translator English - Tamil: பீப்
• Translator English - Marathi: बीप
• Translator English - Turkish: bip
• Translator English - Italian: bip
• Translator English - Polish: sygnał
• Translator English - Ukrainian: звуковий сигнал
• Translator English - Romanian: bip
• Translator English - Greek: μπιπ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: beep
• Translator English - Swedish: pip
• Translator English - Norwegian: pip

2 QUOTES WITH «BEEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beep.

1

Adriano Giannini

I hate the beep beep of the car, when I put in motion and I have not fasten my seat belt. From how annoying this sound is to me every morning, I understand immediately how the day will be.

2

Akiva Schaffer

With a lot of those 'S.N.L.' shorts, we would do them just as we wanted to do them and then beep out the bad words. Since it was late night T.V., they let us get away with a lot.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEEP»

Discover the use of beep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

BEEP: The Definitive Guide

A developer's handbook for understanding the BEEP framework and how to put itto best use. The API's for C, Java, and Tel are explored.

Marshall T. Rose, 2002

Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep!: Listen to the City

From morning until night, a city is filled with such sounds as the roars and snores of a subway ride, the flutters and coos of pigeons, and the shouts and beeps of drivers in traffic.

Robert Burleigh, 2009

Beep! Beep!

A boy imagines that he is a range of vehicles, from jeep to earth mover to train to race car.

Anne Miranda, 1999

Beep!: Beyond the Frogpond and Back : a Novel

There is far more to her than it appears, though, and Beep makes a bargain he lives to regret, never dreaming that time travel could be so easy, or that growing up again could be so tough.

Stewart Parks, 2009

Beep and Bah

A robot who hungers for adventure and a goat who wants to avoid trouble set out to find the missing mate to a single sock.

James Burks, 2012

Beep! Beep!

On padded cloth pages with textures and a sewn-in mirror.

Jill Ackerman, 2010

Beep Beep, Vroom Vroom!

The yellow cars beep!

Stuart J. Murphy, 2000

At the sound of the beep

Fearing they will be separated after their parents' divorce, twins Mathew and Mathilda flee to San Franciso's Golden Gate Park, where they live with the homeless and become involved in solving a murder.

Marilyn Sachs, 1991

Beep Beep

Vroom vroom! Turn the shaped pages and follow the noisy car journey to Grannt's house.

Petr Horácek, 2009

Beep, Beep, Let's Go!

Various animals head to the seashore to have a good time.

‎2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beep is used in the context of the following news items.

Pretty Little Liars Season 6: Episode 6 trailer, A microchips the girls?

But possibly the most interesting element of the trailer comes from the tiniest of little sounds. Beep. Beep. Beep. From what we can tell, A has ... «melty.com, Jul 15»

Turning New York City's Subway Into a Symphony

It is understood that one beep means a rider has paid the fare, whereas two beeps signals the user to try swiping a card again and three warns ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»

Apple Pay: Everything you need to know

Holding the Watch up to the contactless reader makes the payment, and, like on iPhone, it will vibrate and beep to confirm it's gone through. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Today Is the Last Day to Register to Vote Online for Washington's …

BEEP BEEP BEEEP. THIS IS YOUR REMINDER. YOU HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE ONLINE FOR THE ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»

FEATURE: "HYPERSONIC music club" - Chiptunes Girl TORIENA …

BEEP! BOOP! Japanese chiptunes girl TORIENA returns to HYPERSONIC music club this week to talk about her new record MEME NOISE, her ... «Crunchyroll News, Jul 15»

7 July London bombings: The invisible victims

Hearing the doors beep, Shanie turned to find her space gone. She hopped into the second carriage and squeezed in against the connecting ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

Are you surrounded by rude people?

You see all these lights in your face all around you, and then behind you, beep beep beep beep.” Ellen from Trenton said “I find the talking back ... «New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, Jul 15»

Beep ball music to Tucson blind players' ears

Beep ball is a version of baseball with rules designed for those with vision impairment. Players without full impairment wear blindfolds. «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»

Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep!

This book accomplishes two important goals: it's wonderfully entertaining, and it gives parents a well-deserved opportunity to tell their offspring, ... «Publishers Weekly, Jul 15»

Beep baseball a hit for the blind in Spokane

"I can't see obviously. It's just black. I can't smell, I can't taste, and I can't hear out of my left ear," Loren Miller said. "A mutation of one of my ... «KXLY Spokane, Jul 15»