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
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