Beep (Verb)
Meaning 1
Call, summon, or alert with a beeper.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The nurse used the intercom to beep the doctor to an emergency ward.
- She beeped him on his pager to cancel their meeting at the last minute.
- The alarm system will beep you on your phone in case of a burglary.
- The call center uses an automated system to beep the next available agent.
- In case of an emergency, just beep for assistance using the panic button.
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Meaning 2
Make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The alarm beeped loudly until someone turned it off.
- The microwave beeped to signal that the meal was ready.
- Cars in the city parade began to beep their horns to cheer the floats.
- A short, high-pitched beep came from the fire alarm, catching everyone's attention.
- The bike horn would beep every time the rider applied the brakes.