/biːp/

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Meaning

A short, high sound made by a machine.

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Word origin

A copy of the sound itself, written down for the first time in the twentieth century.

Origin
English
Root
beep

Grammar

Gender
Pluralbeeps

Examples

tin.

"Beep" is the short sound the machine makes.

.

You hear one short sound, then you speak.

.

Here "beeps" is a verb: the phone makes that sound.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 3: beep, slow, bomb and 7 more words.