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ape

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /eɪp/

Forms: apes

ape means: An animal like a gorilla or chimpanzee, related to humans and having no tail.

noun

TAILLESS PRIMATEB1

An animal like a gorilla or chimpanzee, related to humans and having no tail.

  • The ape climbed a tree.
  • Gorillas are large apes that live in Africa.
  • Scientists study how apes communicate with each other.

Common phrases: great ape, ape species, ape habitat

adjective

WILDLY EXCITEDC2

Extremely excited or acting in a wild, uncontrolled way.

  • The crowd went ape.
  • She was ape over her new bike.
  • The fans went ape when their team scored.

How to use it: go ape (The fans went ape when the singer appeared.); ape over something (They were ape over the new design.)

Similar words: crazy, wild

Common phrases: go ape, ape over something

Questions about ape

What does ape mean?

An animal like a gorilla or chimpanzee, related to humans and having no tail.

What is ape in other languages?

Türkçe: insansı maymun · Español: simio · Français: grand singe · Deutsch: Menschenaffe · Italiano: scimmia antropomorfa · 日本語: 類人猿

How do you pronounce ape?

It is pronounced /eɪp/.

How do you use ape in a sentence?

The ape climbed a tree. Gorillas are large apes that live in Africa.

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