caper
verb/ˈkeɪpə(r)/
/ˈkeɪpər/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they caper | /ˈkeɪpə(r)/ /ˈkeɪpər/ |
| he / she / it capers | /ˈkeɪpəz/ /ˈkeɪpərz/ |
| past simple capered | /ˈkeɪpəd/ /ˈkeɪpərd/ |
| past participle capered | /ˈkeɪpəd/ /ˈkeɪpərd/ |
| -ing form capering | /ˈkeɪpərɪŋ/ /ˈkeɪpərɪŋ/ |
- (+ adv./prep.) to run or jump around in a happy and excited wayTopics Feelingsc2Word Originverb late 16th cent.: abbreviation of capriole ‘a leap in dancing’.
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