beep
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A short high tone produced as a signal or warning.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
beepIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbip
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
A short, electronically produced tone.
The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
A message sent to a pager device.
verb
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.
intransitivetransitive
To produce a beep sound.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A short high tone produced as a signal or warning
Used this way, beep is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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An electronic device that generates a series of beeps when the person carrying it is being paged.
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Synonyms
Sense: to contact (someone) via a pager device
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