beep
/biːp/ verb C2- To produce a beep sound. · The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.
- To have sexual intercourse with (someone), referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts. · Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.
- To contact (someone) via a pager device.
- To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back. · Susan beeped Jessica, and then Jessica called her back, because Susan didn't have enough credit on her phone to make the call.
He/she/it beeps · Past beeped · Past participle beeped · -ing form beeping
Verb forms
- Base form
- beep
- He/she/it
- beeps
- Past
- beeped
- Past participle
- beeped
- -ing form
- beeping
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