Meaning of "ape" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APE

Old English apa; related to Old Saxon ape, Old Norse api, Old High German affo.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF APE

ape  [eɪp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APE

Ape is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ape in English.

WHAT DOES APE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ape

Apes are a branch of Old World tailless anthropoid catarrhine primates native to Africa and Southeast Asia and distinguished by a wide degree of freedom at the shoulder joint indicating the influence of brachiation. There are two main branches: the gibbons, or lesser apes; and the hominids or great apes. ▪ Lesser apes include four genera and sixteen species of gibbon, including the lar gibbon, and the siamang, all native to Asia. They are highly arboreal and bipedal on the ground. They have lighter bodies and smaller social groups than great apes. ▪ The Hominidae include orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and humans. Alternatively, the family are collectively described as the great apes. There are two extant species in the orangutan genus, two species in the gorilla genus, and a single extant species Homo sapiens in the human genus. Chimpanzees and bonobos are closely related to each other and they represent the two species in the genus Pan. Members of the superfamily are called hominoids. Some or all hominoids are also called "apes". However, the term "ape" is used in several different senses.

Definition of ape in the English dictionary

The first definition of ape in the dictionary is any monkey. Other definition of ape is an imitator; mimic. Ape is also a coarse, clumsy, or rude person.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO APE

PRESENT

Present

I ape

you ape

he/she/it apes

we ape

you ape

they ape

Present continuous

I am aping

you are aping

he/she/it is aping

we are aping

you are aping

they are aping

Present perfect

I have aped

you have aped

he/she/it has aped

we have aped

you have aped

they have aped

Present perfect continuous

I have been aping

you have been aping

he/she/it has been aping

we have been aping

you have been aping

they have been aping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I aped

you aped

he/she/it aped

we aped

you aped

they aped

Past continuous

I was aping

you were aping

he/she/it was aping

we were aping

you were aping

they were aping

Past perfect

I had aped

you had aped

he/she/it had aped

we had aped

you had aped

they had aped

Past perfect continuous

I had been aping

you had been aping

he/she/it had been aping

we had been aping

you had been aping

they had been aping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will ape

you will ape

he/she/it will ape

we will ape

you will ape

they will ape

Future continuous

I will be aping

you will be aping

he/she/it will be aping

we will be aping

you will be aping

they will be aping

Future perfect

I will have aped

you will have aped

he/she/it will have aped

we will have aped

you will have aped

they will have aped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been aping

you will have been aping

he/she/it will have been aping

we will have been aping

you will have been aping

they will have been aping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would ape

you would ape

he/she/it would ape

we would ape

you would ape

they would ape

Conditional continuous

I would be aping

you would be aping

he/she/it would be aping

we would be aping

you would be aping

they would be aping

Conditional perfect

I would have ape

you would have ape

he/she/it would have ape

we would have ape

you would have ape

they would have ape

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been aping

you would have been aping

he/she/it would have been aping

we would have been aping

you would have been aping

they would have been aping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you ape
we let´s ape
you ape

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to ape

Past participle

aped

Present Participle

aping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «APE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ape» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of ape

affect · caricature · copy · counterfeit · echo · imitate · mimic · mirror · mock · parody · parrot

TRANSLATION OF APE

Find out the translation of ape to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of ape from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ape» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 猿
• Translator English - Spanish: mono
• English: ape
• Translator English - Hindi: बंदर
• Translator English - Arabic: قرد
• Translator English - Russian: обезьяна
• Translator English - Portuguese: primata
• Translator English - Bengali: উল্লুক
• Translator English - French: singe
• Translator English - Malay: Kera
• Translator English - German: Menschenaffe
• Translator English - Japanese: 類人猿
• Translator English - Korean: 원숭이
• Translator English - Javanese: Ape
• Translator English - Vietnamese: da nhân
• Translator English - Tamil: மனிதக் குரங்கு
• Translator English - Marathi: बंदर
• Translator English - Turkish: maymun
• Translator English - Italian: scimmia
• Translator English - Polish: małpa
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мавпа
• Translator English - Romanian: maimuță
• Translator English - Greek: πίθηκος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aap
• Translator English - Swedish: apa
• Translator English - Norwegian: ape

10 QUOTES WITH «APE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ape.

1

Gary Bauer

Today's children are taught by our culture that we are a cosmic accident. Something slithered out of the primal slime and over billions of years evolved into a human being. We are cousins, ten times removed, to the ape at the zoo eating his own excrement.

2

Olivia Colman

In fact I was slightly badly behaved at school and got in trouble. I would get a bee in my bonnet about something I thought wasn't right, and I would ape about too, to make everybody laugh. That was my way through my girls' school, because I wasn't very academic.

3

Ann Coulter

If the press really thinks Obama is Lincoln, they ought to treat him like they treated Bush, 'cause that's how they treated Lincoln. His critics compared Lincoln to an ape; they called him an illiterate baboon.

4

Joe Elliott

That's why 60,000 people go ape when the Stones play 'Satisfaction.' The songs are part of their legacy, and you fall back in love with them over the years.

5

Baltasar Gracian

At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all.

6

Arthur Helps

Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.

7

Langston Hughes

Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying.

8

William Lashner

I like to think I'm writing in the tradition of Raymond Chandler, although I don't ape his style.

9

Richard Leakey

We hope to find more pieces of the puzzle which will shed light on the connection between this upright, walking ape, our early ancestor, and modern man.

10

Konrad Lorenz

I have found the missing link between the higher ape and civilized man; it is we.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APE»

Discover the use of ape in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ape and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Ape

As well, Ape investigates representations of apes in popular culture, particularly films and advertising in which apes are often portrayed as human caricatures, monsters, and clowns.

John Sorenson, 2009

Planet Ape

Describes the physiology, habitat, social interactions, and ecology of the great apes, including orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees.

Desmond Morris, 2009

Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains why We are ...

Argues that such social virtues as cooperation, empathy, and morality are as genetically inherent as aggressive and competitive behaviors, drawing on research with two ape species whose DNA most closely resembles that of humans to explain ...

Frans B. M. Waal, 2006

Ape

Shows various members of the ape family as they grow up in their natural environment.

Lisa Magloff, 2006

The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections by a ...

An exploration of culture and social transmission corrects the assumption that humans are the only form of intelligent life to have progressed from the natural to the cultural.

Franz De Waal, Frans B. M. Waal, 2001

The Artificial Ape: How Technology Changed the Course of ...

Given these inherent deficits, how did humans come out on top? In this fascinating new account of our origins, leading archaeologist Timothy Taylor proposes a new way of thinking about human evolution through our relationship with objects.

Timothy Taylor, 2010

Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and ...

Chip Walter draws on new scientific discoveries to tell the fascinating tale of how our survival was linked to our ancestors being born more prematurely than others, having uniquely long and rich childhoods, evolving a new kind of mind that ...

Chip Walter, 2013

Owen's Ape & Darwin's Bulldog: Beyond Darwinism and Creationism

Conventional wisdom is that Huxley discredited Owen, yet this book makes clear that Owen's anatomical claims had much more support than most historians and philosophers of science assume.

Christopher Ernest Cosans, 2009

The Hairy Ape: Anna Christie and the First Man. (LARGE PRINT ...

This volume contains: the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anna Christie; The Hairy Ape; and The First Man, which were written between the years of 1918 to 1924. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Eugene O'Neill, 2011

Ape and Essence

The expedition expects to find physical destruction but they are quite unprepared for the moral degradation they meet. Ape and Essence is Huxley's vision of the ruin of humanity, told with all his knowledge and imaginative genius.

Aldous Huxley, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ape is used in the context of the following news items.

Great Ape Crepe owners see only potential for growth

Between the repeated inquires and downsides of winter travel, Bonahoom and Fruge decided to make Great Ape Crepes a year-round ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»

Go ape and get a bird's eye view of forest

The hills of the Jefferson Memorial Forest came alive Friday as people zip lined from tree to tree during the grand opening of the Go Ape Zip ... «The Courier-Journal, Jul 15»

Couple say their 'I dos' during first treetop wedding at Go Ape

In the first wedding to be held at one of the 28 Go Ape courses across the UK, the bride wore a custom made dress especially tailored to ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jul 15»

Muny's 'Tarzan' swings like an ape, sings like a man

“Tarzan has to play with his ape family, and with humans, so there was a lot of interaction like an ape, and then a lot of talking like a human,” he ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»

US wine brand hopes to ape craft beer success

A wine brand from California is hoping to ape craft beer's success in the UK and open wine up to a wider audience via irreverent packaging ... «The Drinks Business, Jul 15»

DJ Craze & Ape Drums Team Up For Live Show

Meanwhile, Ape Drums, a dance world veteran, has had his tracks rotated by some of the world's most respected DJs, including Major Lazer, ... «theMusic, Jul 15»

Go Ape Whinlatter opens Segway adventure

Tomorrow sees the public opening of a brand new Go Ape Forest Segway adventure at Whinlatter, near Keswick. Visitors will now be able to ... «Cumbria Crack, Jul 15»

The Week contest: Ape ale

Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number for verification; this week, please type "Ape ale" in the subject line. Entries ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»

Simbu to ape Ajith's salt and pepper look in Vaalu!

We all know how Simbu is a big fan of superstar Ajith Kumar. In fact, he had even sacrificed his film's shooting with Gautham Menon so that the ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»

Take a virtual tour of Go Ape's first treetop adventure course in …

Maryland-based Go Ape USA will officially open its first treetop adventure course in Kentucky on Friday, July 3, at Jefferson Memorial Forest in ... «Louisville Business First, Jul 15»