ape
verb/eɪp/
/eɪp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ape | /eɪp/ /eɪp/ |
| he / she / it apes | /eɪps/ /eɪps/ |
| past simple aped | /eɪpt/ /eɪpt/ |
| past participle aped | /eɪpt/ /eɪpt/ |
| -ing form aping | /ˈeɪpɪŋ/ /ˈeɪpɪŋ/ |
- ape somebody/something (British English, disapproving) to do something in the same way as somebody else, especially when it is not done very well synonym imitate
- For years the British film industry merely aped Hollywood.
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- ape somebody/something (especially North American English) to copy the way somebody else behaves or talks, in order to make fun of them synonym mimic
- We used to ape the teacher's southern accent.
Word OriginOld English apa, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aap and German Affe.
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