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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JAPE

Perhaps from Old French japper to bark, yap, of imitative origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JAPE

jape  [dʒeɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jape 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 jape in English.

WHAT DOES JAPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of jape in the English dictionary

The definition of jape in the dictionary is a jest or joke. Other definition of jape is to joke or jest.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JAPE

PRESENT

Present
I jape
you jape
he/she/it japes
we jape
you jape
they jape
Present continuous
I am japing
you are japing
he/she/it is japing
we are japing
you are japing
they are japing
Present perfect
I have japed
you have japed
he/she/it has japed
we have japed
you have japed
they have japed
Present perfect continuous
I have been japing
you have been japing
he/she/it has been japing
we have been japing
you have been japing
they have been japing
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 japed
you japed
he/she/it japed
we japed
you japed
they japed
Past continuous
I was japing
you were japing
he/she/it was japing
we were japing
you were japing
they were japing
Past perfect
I had japed
you had japed
he/she/it had japed
we had japed
you had japed
they had japed
Past perfect continuous
I had been japing
you had been japing
he/she/it had been japing
we had been japing
you had been japing
they had been japing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will jape
you will jape
he/she/it will jape
we will jape
you will jape
they will jape
Future continuous
I will be japing
you will be japing
he/she/it will be japing
we will be japing
you will be japing
they will be japing
Future perfect
I will have japed
you will have japed
he/she/it will have japed
we will have japed
you will have japed
they will have japed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been japing
you will have been japing
he/she/it will have been japing
we will have been japing
you will have been japing
they will have been japing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would jape
you would jape
he/she/it would jape
we would jape
you would jape
they would jape
Conditional continuous
I would be japing
you would be japing
he/she/it would be japing
we would be japing
you would be japing
they would be japing
Conditional perfect
I would have jape
you would have jape
he/she/it would have jape
we would have jape
you would have jape
they would have jape
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been japing
you would have been japing
he/she/it would have been japing
we would have been japing
you would have been japing
they would have been japing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jape
we let´s jape
you jape
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jape
Past participle
japed
Present Participle
japing
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JAPE


agape
əˈɡeɪp
ape
eɪp
cape
keɪp
cityscape
ˈsɪtɪskeɪp
crepe
kreɪp
drape
dreɪp
escape
ɪˈskeɪp
gape
ɡeɪp
grape
ɡreɪp
landscape
ˈlændˌskeɪp
nape
neɪp
pape
peɪp
rape
reɪp
retape
ˌriːˈteɪp
scape
skeɪp
scrape
skreɪp
seascape
ˈsiːˌskeɪp
shape
ʃeɪp
tape
teɪp
videotape
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌteɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAPE

japanize
japanned
japanner
japanning
japer
Japheth
Japhetic
japing
japingly
Japlish
japonaiserie
japonica
Jaques-Dalcroze
jar
jararaca
jarful
jargon
jargoneer
jargonel
jargonisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE JAPE

adhesive tape
airscape
cassette tape
chape
duct tape
Eastern Cape
etape
gaffer tape
gang rape
Great Escape
masking tape
Northern Cape
out of shape
red tape
shipshape
take shape
the Cape
the grape
ticker tape
Western Cape

Synonyms and antonyms of jape in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jape» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAPE

Find out the translation of jape to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jape from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jape» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

戏言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jape
570 millions of speakers

English

jape
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दिल्लगी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

jape
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Jape
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jape
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠাট্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

farce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jape
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Scherz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jape
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jape
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jape
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời nói đùa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jape
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थट्टा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kafa bulmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scherzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jape
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Jape
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jape
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

χωρατό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jape
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jape
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jape

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPE»

The term «jape» is regularly used and occupies the 93.392 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JAPE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jape

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAPE»

Discover the use of jape in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jape and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes
With over 400 of the best jokes ever told, The Naked Jape is both a lesson in joke-making and a damn good laugh.
Jimmy Carr, Lucy Greeves, 2007
2
Jape the Grape Ape from Outer Space Episode Three: Who Stole ...
"This book is hysterically funny; I love it. I love Jape's sense of humor. He loves children and makes them laugh, hence this book.
Jape Payette, 2007
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Introduction to Linguistic Annotation and Text Analytics
PP = {kind="PP", rule=PP1} Figure 5.8: GATE: JAPE rule for Prepositional Phrases. JAPE RULES FORPP A JAPE rule to annotate prepositional phrases is shown in Figure 5.8.This rule belongs to the PP phase (Phase: PP) which needs to be ...
Graham Wilcock, 2009
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Jape The Grape Ape From Outer Space
A whimsical introduction to the Planet of the Grapes, where it rains juice and the monkeys know karate.
Jape Payette, 2004
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The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach
The following are some examples of the funnier riddles that were generated by JAPE (from Ritchie, 2004): What do you call a ferocious nude? A grizzly bare. What do you get when you cross breakfast food with a murderer? A cereal killer.
Rod A. Martin, 2010
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A Lexical Concordance to the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: E-L
trick, deceit; joke [See bijapen v.Japen v.Japerien.Jape-worthi adj.] 32: jape[l9], japes[l3] turnen til a jape make fun of (sth.) A. GP 705 And thus, with feyned flaterye and japes, AMI 3390 And al his ernest turneth til A jape. A. Ml 3842 And turned ...
Akio Oizumi, 2003
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Advanced Research in Computers and Communications in ...
The implementation of Jape used in this research shares some similarities with MacLogic [4] and the Carnegie Mellon University Proof Tutor [14], but the style of the graphical interface is innovative in its "quietness" [3], This paper outlines ...
Geoff Cumming, Toshio Okamoto, Louis Gomez, 1999
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Recent Advances in Natural Language Processing III: Selected ...
The best known of these is GATE'S JAPE (Java Annotation Patterns Engine; Cunningham et al. 2000). Derivative of CPSL, JAPE nonetheless stands in a class of its own: primarily because the architecture it is embedded in promotes — in a ...
Nicolas Nicolov, 2004
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The Winter's Tale
228. gap] jape Coll. ii, iii (MS), Sing. Wh. Dyce ii, Hi; together follow in succession ; when the last has passed, the king and queen suddenly face about and front their companions ; this is often repeated during the dance, and the various ...
William Shakespeare, 2001
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The New American Practical Navigator ... Exemplified in a ...
Jape Sidera, Jape Salamone . Lilt. D. M. 35 22N. 35 00 Long. D. M. 26 28 E. 26 20 Madeira, Tristarn point — FUNCHAL . 3. Dbsertos, S. point . Isl. Saltages, middle . Piton . . Lat. D. M. 32 54iN. 32 38 32 22 30 13 30 05 Long. D. M. 17 20W 17 ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, 1821

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jape is used in the context of the following news items.
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Berkeley birthday girl 'getting stronger' | Irish Examiner
A concert will take place at The Academy in Dublin on Thursday featuring acts such as Jape, The Fontaines and Dublin Gospel Choir. «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
2
Vigils to be held to mark one month since Berkeley balcony tragedy
Just some of the acts include Jape, The Fontaines, Dublin Gospel Choir and Jessica Smith. Three of the injured were reunited this week, when they were moved ... «Newstalk 106-108 fm, Jul 15»
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See where 'Go Set a Watchman' overlaps with 'To Kill a Mockingbird …
Mockingbird drops the word “jape,” which means to jest but had fallen out of usage at the time. Go Set a Watchman, chapter 4: …there was a ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
4
Omniplex hosts fundraiser for Berkeley victim
A host of Irish bands and DJs will be performing on the night including Jape, The Fontaines and the Dublin Gospel Choir. Tickets are available ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
5
Polling day poster prankster named
In a conversation lasting about four minutes, Mr Way later said: 'Yes, it was a silly jape, it was done slightly tongue in cheek.' Asked whether ... «Dartmouth-Today, Jul 15»
6
Madeline Mulqueen and Jack Reynor jet to Wimbledon finals
Acts include Jape, The Fontaines, the Dublin Gospel Choir and more. Tickets are on sale now from ticketmaster.ie. They cost €25 with the ... «Herald, Jul 15»
7
Studio Ghibli's penultimate film is a beautiful, melancholic fairytale …
... it's a singular treat: a Twin Peaks-twisted mystery, set in starkest rural France yet executed with the knockabout flair of a Keystone Cops jape. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Marina O'Loughlin's food feed: ant-infused gin and sad sarnies
This, on the other hand, wasn't an amusing chefly jape, but an actual sandwich served to an actual customer by Eat at Edinburgh airport. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Jape to play GIAF gig @ Róisín Dubh
Others are restless, always looking for new paths to explore and new ways to express their musical vision - Jape is definitely among the latter. «Galway Advertiser, Jul 15»
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Maria Fernanda Herazo Gonzalez (Col) / Deria Nur Haliza (Ina) lost …
But this is no hit and giggle jape-fest. Oh no. It is Jamie 'brother of' Murray and Australian John Peers taking on Jonathan Erlich and Philipp Petzsner for a place ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

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