Beep — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

make a loud noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæloʊɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːsənɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːsənɪtɪd/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæloʊɚ/.

Examples

The horns of the taxis blared

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toot claxon bleep blare honk

Parts of Speech

noun	a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
verb	make a loud noise “The horns of the taxis blared”
verb	call, summon, or alert with a beeper

Word Forms

beep	verb	make a loud noise
bleep	verb	emit a single short high-pitched signal
honker	noun	a driver who causes his car's horn to make a loud honking sound
beep	noun	a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
beeper	noun	an electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged
claxon	noun	a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
toot	noun	a blast of a horn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Piepton

ein kurzer hoher Ton, der als Signal oder Warnung erzeugt wird

🇫🇷French

bip

une tonalité courte et aiguë produite comme signal ou avertissement

🇪🇸Spanish

bip

un tono corto y alto producido como señal o advertencia

🇮🇹Italian

bip

un breve tono alto prodotto come segnale o avvertimento

🇳🇱Dutch

piep

een korte hoge toon geproduceerd als signaal of waarschuwing

🇵🇹Portuguese

bip

um tom curto e agudo produzido como sinal ou aviso

🇷🇺Russian

звуковой сигнал

короткий высокий тон, издаваемый как сигнал или предупреждение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीप

संकेत या चेतावनी के रूप में उत्पन्न होने वाला छोटा उच्च स्वर

🇧🇩Bengali

বীপ

একটি সংকেত বা সতর্কতা হিসাবে উত্পাদিত একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত উচ্চ স্বন

🇮🇳Tamil

பீப் ஒலி

ஒரு சமிக்ஞை அல்லது எச்சரிக்கையாக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு குறுகிய உயர் தொனி

🇮🇳Telugu

బీప్

సంకేతం లేదా హెచ్చరికగా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన చిన్న అధిక టోన్

🇮🇳Marathi

बीप

सिग्नल किंवा चेतावणी म्हणून तयार केलेला एक लहान उच्च टोन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બીપ

સિગ્નલ અથવા ચેતવણી તરીકે ઉત્પાદિત ટૂંકા ઉચ્ચ ટોન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೀಪ್ ಶಬ್ದ

ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಎತ್ತರದ ಸ್ವರವು ಸಂಕೇತ ಅಥವಾ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബീപ്പ്

ഒരു സിഗ്നൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുന്നറിയിപ്പായി നിർമ്മിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറിയ ഉയർന്ന ടോൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੀਪ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਉੱਚ ਟੋਨ ਇੱਕ ਸਿਗਨਲ ਜਾਂ ਚੇਤਾਵਨੀ ਵਜੋਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیپ

سگنل یا انتباہ کے طور پر تیار کردہ ایک مختصر اونچی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘟

作为信号或警告而发出的短促高音

🇯🇵Japanese

ビープ

合図または警告として発せられる短い高音

🇰🇷Korean

삑 하는 소리

신호나 경고로 생성되는 짧은 높은 톤

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng bíp

một âm cao ngắn được tạo ra như một tín hiệu hoặc cảnh báo

🇹🇭Thai

บี๊บ

เสียงสูงสั้น ๆ ที่เกิดขึ้นเป็นสัญญาณหรือการเตือน

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbunyi

nada tinggi pendek yang dihasilkan sebagai sinyal atau peringatan

🇲🇾Malay

bip

nada tinggi pendek yang dihasilkan sebagai isyarat atau amaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زمارة

نغمة قصيرة عالية تصدر كإشارة أو تحذير

🇮🇷Persian

بوق

صدای بلند کوتاهی که به عنوان سیگنال یا هشدار تولید می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bip sesi

bir sinyal veya uyarı olarak üretilen kısa, yüksek ton

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביפ

צליל קצר גבוה המופק כאות או אזהרה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'beep'?

The primary meaning of 'beep' is 'a short high tone produced as a signal or warning'.

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Using 'beep' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'beep' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'beep' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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