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ape

/eɪp/noun, verb1 syllable

Ape means: someone who copies the words or behavior of another.

Synonyms for ape6

noun, as in someone who copies the words or behavior of another

copycat, imitator, emulator, aper

noun, as in person who resembles a nonhuman primate

anthropoid

verb, as in represent in or produce a caricature of

caricature

What does ape mean?5

noun

1

someone who copies the words or behavior of another

2

person who resembles a nonhuman primate

3

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

verb

1

represent in or produce a caricature of“The drawing caricatured the President”

2

imitate uncritically and in every aspect“Her little brother apes her behavior”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ape?8

two syllables

four syllables

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Ape in a sentence

  • When a big ape emerged from the cave, they got frightened and ran away.CK
  • Why do men behave like apes, and vice versa?Jesse
  • The primates include not only the apes, but also man.CM
  • Some people evolved from apes, and some still haven't.Shurale
  • Humans are not descended from apes, except for some people.H_Liliom
  • The missing link between ape and man is us.carlosalberto
  • Ziri saw a creature that looked like an ape with webbed fingers.Amastan
  • Our closest ape cousins live in societies and care for each other.rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of ape

as a noun

plural
apes

as a verb

past tense
aped
present participle
aping
third-person singular
apes
past participle
aped