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# beep

noun (a beep, beeps); verb (beep, beeps, beeped, beeping)

«beep» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A beep is a short, high sound made by a machine, like a microwave, a car horn or a phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#m1)
2. To beep means to make this sound, or to sound a car horn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a beep is a signal: the microwave is done, a smoke alarm battery is low, a door is left open. In safety lessons a beeping smoke alarm must be told to an adult. Phrases: «beep the horn», «a beeping sound», «leave a message after the beep».

### Examples

- The microwave beeped when the popcorn was ready. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x1)
- Dad beeped the horn to say goodbye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x2)
- Please leave a message after the beep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x3)
- The smoke alarm keeps beeping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x4)
- My watch beeps every hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x5)
- The scanner beeped at the checkout. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x6)
- The truck beeps when it reverses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. A single chirp every minute from a smoke alarm usually means the battery is low; tell an adult to change it, don't just take it out. Similar sounds: buzz, ping, honk (car horn).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «beep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beep/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«beep» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/beep.html) on Mova free.