beep
/biːp/noun
उच्चारण बीप
बीप, पीं-पीं की आवाज़
Basic word
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a short high sound such as that made by electronic equipment or a car horn
बीप, पीं-पीं की आवाज़
- Leave your message after the beep.
- The microwave gave three loud beeps.
- The scanner gives a beep when it reads the barcode.
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- I heard a faint beep from the smoke alarm.
- Press the button and wait for the beep.
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[I, T] ~ (sth) (at sb/sth)
(of a horn) to make a short noise; to make a horn make a short noise
हॉर्न बजाना
- The driver behind us beeped his horn impatiently.
- Somebody beeped at me.
- Taxi drivers beep their horns constantly in the crowded market.
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- She beeped twice to tell her friend she had arrived.
- Please do not beep near the hospital.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beep (noun, countable)
A beep is one short, high sound from a machine or a horn. Count it with a, one or two, or say a long beep.
'Beep' मशीन या हॉर्न की एक छोटी, ऊँची आवाज़ है। इसे a, one या two से गिनें, या 'a long beep' कहें।
- The microwave gave three beeps when the food was ready.
- Leave a message after the beep.
beep (intransitive verb)
Used without an object, beep means to make this sound. The subject is the device or the horn.
बिना object के 'beep' का अर्थ यह आवाज़ करना है। Subject उपकरण या हॉर्न होता है।
- The alarm beeped at six every morning.
- The scanner beeps when the barcode is read.
beep (transitive verb): beep the horn
With an object, you beep a horn or a car. The person who presses it is the subject.
Object के साथ आप horn या car को beep करते हैं। उसे दबाने वाला व्यक्ति subject होता है।
- The driver beeped his horn at the cow on the road.
- She beeped the car twice to lock it.
beep at sb / beep for sb
Use beep at a person to attract their attention with a horn, and beep for a person to call them.
हॉर्न से किसी का ध्यान खींचने के लिए 'beep at' और किसी को बुलाने के लिए 'beep for' प्रयोग करें।
- A taxi beeped at us to move aside.
- The driver beeped for the passengers to hurry.
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verb + beep
heargiveemitpressignore
- The phone emits a short beep when the battery is low.
adjective + beep
shortloudhigh-pitchedsingleannoying
- An annoying beep woke the whole hostel.
beep + preposition phrase
atwhenafter the beepthree times
- Please speak after the beep.
noun + beep
hornalarmphonemicrowavescannerreversing
- The reversing beep warned people behind the truck.
verb + a beep
let outgive offproducesetturn off
- The smoke alarm let out a sharp beep.
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- The metro door gives a beep before it closes.
Metro का दरवाज़ा बंद होने से पहले एक बीप की आवाज़ करता है।
- My phone beeped to tell me the exam result had been uploaded.
मेरे फ़ोन ने बीप करके बताया कि परीक्षा परिणाम अपलोड हो गया है।
- The autorickshaw driver beeped impatiently in the traffic jam.
ऑटो-रिक्शा चालक ने जाम में अधीरता से हॉर्न बजाया।
- The ATM beeps loudly if you forget to take your card.
यदि आप अपना कार्ड लेना भूल जाएँ तो ATM ज़ोर से बीप करता है।
- Press the green button after you hear the beep.
बीप सुनने के बाद हरा बटन दबाइए।
- The reversing truck beeped loudly as it backed into the lane.
पीछे हटता ट्रक गली में पीछे आते हुए ज़ोर से बीप कर रहा था।
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✗ The alarm beeped to me.
✓ The alarm beeped at me.
A sound directed at a person takes at, not to.
किसी व्यक्ति की ओर निर्देशित आवाज़ के लिए 'at' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ The microwave has beeped for three times.
✓ The microwave has beeped three times.
A number of times is used without for.
'कितनी बार' बताने वाली संख्या के साथ 'for' नहीं लगता।