different between electronically vs beep

English

Etymology

electronic +? -ally

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??l?k?t??n.?k.li/, /?i?.l?k?t??n.?k.li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??l.?k?t??n.?k.li/, /??l.?k?t??n.?k.li/, /??l?k?t??n.?k.li/
• Hyphenation: elec?tron?ic?ally

Adverb

electronically (comparative more electronically, superlative most electronically)

1. By means of electronics, or of electronic technology.

Translations

English

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “how old is this word?”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?p, IPA^(key): /bi?p/
• Rhymes: -i?p

Noun

beep (plural beeps)

1. The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
2. A short, electronically produced tone.

Synonyms

• (electronically produced): bleep; see also Thesaurus:beep

Translations

Verb

beep (third-person singular simple present beeps, present participle beeping, simple past and past participle beeped)

1. (transitive) To sound (something that makes a beep).

   The motorists in the traffic jam were getting more and more frustrated and started beeping their horns.

2. (transitive, informal, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts

   Jason beeped Sharlene after they had drunk a few beers.

3. (intransitive) To produce a beep.
4. (transitive) To contact (someone via) a pager device.
5. (transitive) 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.

Synonyms

• (sound (a car horn)): honk, hoot, sound, toot
• (to have intercourse with): sleep with, fuck; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
• (telephoning): flash

Translations

See also

• pip

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English beep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bip/

Noun

beep n (plural beep-uri)

1. beep

Declension

References

• beep in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)