Meaning of "monkey" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONKEY

Perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Low German Moneke name of the ape's son in the tale of Reynard the Fox.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF MONKEY

monkey  [ˈmʌŋkɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONKEY

Monkey 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 monkey in English.

WHAT DOES MONKEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monkey

A monkey is a primate of the Haplorrhini suborder and simian infraorder, either an Old World monkey or a New World monkey, but excluding apes and humans. By this definition, the most common in biology, the monkeys are the group of all primates that are not tarsiers, lemurs, apes or humans and consist of about 260 known living species. Colloquially, the term "monkey" can also include all non-human apes. Many species are arboreal, although there are species that live primarily on the ground, such as baboons. Monkeys are generally considered to be intelligent. Unlike apes, monkeys usually have tails. Tailless monkeys may be called "apes", incorrectly according to modern usage; thus the tailless Barbary macaque is called the "Barbary ape". The New World monkeys are classified within the parvorder of Platyrrhini, whereas the Old World monkeys form part of the parvorder Catarrhini, which also includes the hominoids. Thus, as Old World monkeys are more closely related to hominoids than they are to New World monkeys, the monkeys are not a unitary group.

Definition of monkey in the English dictionary

The first definition of monkey in the dictionary is any primate except man. Other definition of monkey is a naughty or mischievous person, esp a child. Monkey is also the head of a pile-driver or of some similar mechanical device.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MONKEY

PRESENT

Present

I monkey

you monkey

he/she/it monkeys

we monkey

you monkey

they monkey

Present continuous

I am monkeying

you are monkeying

he/she/it is monkeying

we are monkeying

you are monkeying

they are monkeying

Present perfect

I have monkeyed

you have monkeyed

he/she/it has monkeyed

we have monkeyed

you have monkeyed

they have monkeyed

Present perfect continuous

I have been monkeying

you have been monkeying

he/she/it has been monkeying

we have been monkeying

you have been monkeying

they have been monkeying

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 monkeyed

you monkeyed

he/she/it monkeyed

we monkeyed

you monkeyed

they monkeyed

Past continuous

I was monkeying

you were monkeying

he/she/it was monkeying

we were monkeying

you were monkeying

they were monkeying

Past perfect

I had monkeyed

you had monkeyed

he/she/it had monkeyed

we had monkeyed

you had monkeyed

they had monkeyed

Past perfect continuous

I had been monkeying

you had been monkeying

he/she/it had been monkeying

we had been monkeying

you had been monkeying

they had been monkeying

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

FUTURE

Future

I will monkey

you will monkey

he/she/it will monkey

we will monkey

you will monkey

they will monkey

Future continuous

I will be monkeying

you will be monkeying

he/she/it will be monkeying

we will be monkeying

you will be monkeying

they will be monkeying

Future perfect

I will have monkeyed

you will have monkeyed

he/she/it will have monkeyed

we will have monkeyed

you will have monkeyed

they will have monkeyed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been monkeying

you will have been monkeying

he/she/it will have been monkeying

we will have been monkeying

you will have been monkeying

they will have been monkeying

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would monkey

you would monkey

he/she/it would monkey

we would monkey

you would monkey

they would monkey

Conditional continuous

I would be monkeying

you would be monkeying

he/she/it would be monkeying

we would be monkeying

you would be monkeying

they would be monkeying

Conditional perfect

I would have monkey

you would have monkey

he/she/it would have monkey

we would have monkey

you would have monkey

they would have monkey

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been monkeying

you would have been monkeying

he/she/it would have been monkeying

we would have been monkeying

you would have been monkeying

they would have been monkeying

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you monkey
we let´s monkey
you monkey

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to monkey

Past participle

monkeyed

Present Participle

monkeying

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 «MONKEY»

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

synonyms of monkey

ape · devil · horror · imp · jackanapes · nointer · pickle · primate · rascal · rogue · scallywag · scamp · simian · tyke

TRANSLATION OF MONKEY

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 猴子
• Translator English - Spanish: mono
• English: monkey
• Translator English - Hindi: बंदर
• Translator English - Arabic: قِرْدٌ
• Translator English - Russian: обезьяна
• Translator English - Portuguese: macaco
• Translator English - Bengali: বানর
• Translator English - French: singe
• Translator English - Malay: Monyet
• Translator English - German: Affe
• Translator English - Japanese: サル
• Translator English - Korean: 원숭이
• Translator English - Javanese: Monyet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: con khỉ
• Translator English - Tamil: 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: μαϊμού
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aap
• Translator English - Swedish: apa
• Translator English - Norwegian: ape

10 QUOTES WITH «MONKEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word monkey.

1

Sebastian Arcelus

My big break was back in the third grade playing the third monkey in 'Horton Hears a Who.'

2

Kevin Bacon

It does get old to have to always be a monkey in a zoo. I don't know what it's like any more to be anonymous.

3

Russell Banks

And out of a desire essentially to imitate what I was reading, I began to write, like a clever monkey.

4

P. T. Barnum

The show business has all phases and grades of dignity, from the exhibition of a monkey to the exposition of that highest art in music or the drama which secures for the gifted artists a world-wide fame princes well might envy.

5

Henry Walter Bates

The poor monkey, quietly seated on the ground, seemed to be in sore trouble at this display of anger.

6

Robert Benchley

The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

7

Ben Bradlee

You never monkey with the truth.

8

George Carlin

Just cause you got the monkey off your back doesn't mean the circus has left town.

9

Prince Charles

I learned the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents.

10

Malcolm de Chazal

Monkeys are superior to men in this: when a monkey looks into a mirror, he sees a monkey.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONKEY»

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

Monkey

Wu Ch’êng-ên wrote Monkey in the mid-sixteenth century, adding his own distinctive style to an ancient Chinese legend, and in so doing created a dazzling combination of nonsense with profundity, slapstick comedy with spiritual wisdom.

Wu Ch'eng-en, 2005

Bad Monkey

Anticipating his retirement from the Key West Police, Andrew Yancy tackles a murder case involving a human arm in his freezer, an investigation that pits him against a twitchy widow, a clueless real estate developer and a voodoo witch with ...

Carl Hiaasen, 2013

Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety

Daniel Smith’s Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety.

Daniel Smith, 2012

Monkey

The ancient Chinese system of analyzing your character and predicting your future is presented with beautiful photographs and illustrations.

Kwok Man-Ho, Man-Ho Kwok, 1994

Welcome to the Monkey House

Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, these superb stories share Vonnegut’s audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision.

Kurt Vonnegut, 2007

Monkey: Folk Novel of China

It is the story of the roguish Monkey and his encounters with major and minor spirits, gods, demigods, demons, ogres, monsters, and fairies.

Wu Ch'êng-ên, Wu Ch'êng-ên, Arthur Waley, Hu Shih, 2007

Crick Crack, Monkey:

Hodge uses the voice of the central character, Tee, to tell a story that begins with two young children forced to live first with their aunt Tantie and then with Aunt Beatrice. Tanties world overflows with hilarity, aggression, and warmth.

Merle Hodge, 2013

Monkey Beach

2000 Finalist for the Giller Prize "With its wonderful visitors from the unseen world , stunning evocations of the Northern Pacific coast, hilarious humor and marvelously human characters, Eden Robinson's novel Monkey Beach is North ...

Eden Robinson, 2011

The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey

How can managers avoid these leaping monkeys? Here is priceless advice from three famous experts: how managers can meet their own priorities, give back other people's monkeys, and let them solve their own problems.

Kenneth H. Blanchard, William Oncken, Hal Burrows, 1989

Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India

Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

Gerald McDermott, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONKEY»

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

Baby monkey Pinto delights visitors at Munich's Hellabrunn Zoo

Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich shows off the latest addition to one of its monkey families - Pinto, a baby drill monkey who is now almost a month old. «Reuters, Jul 15»

Britain's 'little monkey' Prince George turns two

None is expected on his birthday, although aides issued a new photo of William and his son, whom he has dubbed a "little monkey", laughing ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»

Spartak Moscow fans direct monkey chants at Emmanuel Frimpong

Shameful scenes where Emmanuel Frimpong is subjected to monkey chants by a group of Spartak Moscow fans. Cara Delevingne shows off ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Food business not as rosy as it looks, says Monkey Bar and Fatty …

Chetan Rampal, the entrepreneur behind such popular gastropubs Monkey Bar and Fatty Bao, which opened an outlet in Mumbai last month, ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Monkey Fightin' Snakes rock Maynooth

When singer-songwriter Mathew Davies heard actor Samuel L. Jackson shout “I've had it with these Monkey Fightin' Snakes on this money ... «Bancroft This Week, Jul 15»

Insider Monkey is Bearish on Apple Inc. (AAPL) And Explained Why …

One of them is the co-founder and research director of Insider Monkey, Dr. Ian Dogan. Mr. Dogan has been bearish on Apple for over a year ... «Insider Monkey, Jul 15»

Monkey farm worker: 'I just couldn't live with myself if I was going to …

HENDRY COUNTY, Fla.- A former Hendry County monkey farm worker says what he was asked to do was so horrific, he had to quit his job after ... «Wink News, Jul 15»

'Monkey King' Brings Hope to Chinese Animation Industry

“Monkey King: Hero is Back” has generated more than $78 million in ticket sales, contributing to a record week for China's box office and ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

The Scopes Monkey Trial was one of the greatest publicity stunts ever

Ninety years ago today, the Scopes Trial was decided in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Today the so-called "Monkey Trial" is viewed as ... «Vox, Jul 15»

Another injured monkey suffering forest department neglect

In a recent case, an air force officer and his wife saved life of a severely injured monkey which is now left to die by the forest department. «Times of India, Jul 15»