Ape — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

someone who copies the words or behavior of another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntuːɾə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæntuːɾə/.

Examples

Her little brother apes her behavior
The drawing caricatured the President

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

caricature copycat anthropoid aper imitator emulator

Parts of Speech

noun	any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
noun	someone who copies the words or behavior of another
noun	person who resembles a nonhuman primate
verb	imitate uncritically and in every aspect “Her little brother apes her behavior”
verb	represent in or produce a caricature of “The drawing caricatured the President”

Word Forms

imitate	verb	reproduce someone's behavior or looks
emulate	verb	strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
ape	verb	imitate uncritically and in every aspect
anthropoid	adjective	resembling apes
anthropoidal	adjective	resembling apes
ape	noun	someone who copies the words or behavior of another
aper	noun	someone who copies the words or behavior of another
apery	noun	the act of mimicking; imitative behavior
caricature	noun	a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Affe

einer von verschiedenen Primaten mit kurzen oder gar keinem Schwanz

🇫🇷French

singe

l'un des divers primates avec une queue courte ou sans queue du tout

🇪🇸Spanish

mono

Cualquiera de varios primates con cola corta o sin cola.

🇮🇹Italian

scimmia

uno qualsiasi dei vari primati con la coda corta o senza coda

🇳🇱Dutch

aap

een van de verschillende primaten met korte staarten of helemaal geen staart

🇵🇹Portuguese

macaco

qualquer um dos vários primatas com cauda curta ou sem cauda

🇷🇺Russian

обезьяна

любой из различных приматов с короткими хвостами или вообще без хвоста

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुकरण करना

विभिन्न प्राइमेट्स में से कोई भी छोटी पूंछ वाला या बिल्कुल भी पूंछ न होने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

বানর

ছোট লেজ সহ বিভিন্ন প্রাইমেটগুলির মধ্যে যে কোনও একটির লেজ নেই বা একেবারেই নেই৷

🇮🇳Tamil

குரங்கு

குட்டையான வால் அல்லது வால் இல்லாத பல்வேறு விலங்குகளில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

కోతి

చిన్న తోకలు లేదా తోక లేని వివిధ ప్రైమేట్‌లలో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

वानर

लहान शेपटी असलेले किंवा अजिबात शेपूट नसलेले विविध प्राइमेट्सपैकी कोणतेही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાળા

ટૂંકી પૂંછડીઓવાળા અથવા બિલકુલ પૂંછડી વિનાના વિવિધ પ્રાઈમેટમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಗ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಬಾಲಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಬಾಲವಿಲ್ಲದ ವಿವಿಧ ಪ್ರೈಮೇಟ್‌ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുരങ്ങൻ

ചെറിയ വാലുകളുള്ളതോ വാലില്ലാത്തതോ ആയ വിവിധ പ്രൈമേറ്റുകളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਂਦਰ

ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਪੂਛਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਪ੍ਰਾਈਮੇਟਸ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਪੂਛ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بندر

مختلف پریمیٹ میں سے کوئی بھی چھوٹی دم کے ساتھ یا بالکل بھی دم نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猿

任何具有短尾巴或根本没有尾巴的灵长类动物

🇯🇵Japanese

猿

尾が短い、または尾がまったくないさまざまな霊長類の総称

🇰🇷Korean

원숭이

꼬리가 짧거나 꼬리가 전혀 없는 다양한 영장류

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vượn

bất kỳ loài linh trưởng nào có đuôi ngắn hoặc không có đuôi

🇹🇭Thai

เอป

ไพรเมตต่าง ๆ ที่มีหางสั้นหรือไม่มีหางเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kera

salah satu dari berbagai primata dengan ekor pendek atau tanpa ekor sama sekali

🇵🇭Filipino

unggoy

alinman sa iba't ibang primate na may maiikling buntot o walang buntot

🇲🇾Malay

beruk

mana-mana pelbagai primata dengan ekor pendek atau tiada ekor langsung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرد

أي من الرئيسيات المختلفة ذات ذيول قصيرة أو ليس لها ذيل على الإطلاق

🇮🇷Persian

میمون

هر یک از پستانداران مختلف با دم کوتاه یا بدون دم

🇹🇷Turkish

maymun

kısa kuyruklu veya hiç kuyruğu olmayan çeşitli primatlardan herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹף

כל אחד מפרימטים שונים עם זנב קצר או ללא זנב כלל

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