ape (?p)n.1. Any of various tailless Old World primates of the superfamily Hominoidea, including the gibbons, orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and humans.2. Any of various members of this superfamily bearing fur and usually living in the wild, especially orangutans, gorillas, and chimpanzees, in contrast to humans. Not in scientific use.3. A tailed primate such as a monkey. Not in scientific use. 4. A mimic or imitator.5. Informal A clumsy or boorish person.tr.v. aped, ap·ing, apes To imitate or mimic, especially in a thoughtless or inept way. See Synonyms at imitate.Idiom: go ape Informal To become wildly excited or angry: went ape at the party; went ape when she saw the parking ticket.[Middle English, from Old English apa.]ap?er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ape (e?p) n1. (Zoology) any of various primates, esp those of the family Pongidae, in which the tail is very short or absent. See anthropoid ape See also great ape2. (Animals) any of various primates, esp those of the family Pongidae, in which the tail is very short or absent. See anthropoid ape See also great ape3. (Animals) (not in technical use) any monkey4. an imitator; mimic5. informal US a coarse, clumsy, or rude personvb (tr) to imitate[Old English apa; related to Old Saxon ape, Old Norse api, Old High German affo] ?ape?like adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014ape (e?p) n., v. aped, ap?ing. n. 1. any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the great apes and lesser apes. 2. (loosely) any monkey. 3. an imitator; mimic. 4. a large, clumsy, or coarse person. v.t. 5. to imitate; mimic. Idioms: 1. go ape, Slang. to become violently emotional. 2. go ape over, to be extremely enthusiastic about. [before 900; Middle English; Old English apa, c. Old Saxon apo, Old High German affo, Old Norse api] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.ape (?p) Any of various large, tailless primates having long arms and broad chests. Apes include the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan. They live in the wild only in the Eastern Hemisphere. Compare monkey.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.apePast participle: apedGerund: apingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeapeapePresentI apeyou apehe/she/it apeswe apeyou apethey apePreteriteI apedyou apedhe/she/it apedwe apedyou apedthey apedPresent ContinuousI am apingyou are apinghe/she/it is apingwe are apingyou are apingthey are apingPresent PerfectI have apedyou have apedhe/she/it has apedwe have apedyou have apedthey have apedPast ContinuousI was apingyou were apinghe/she/it was apingwe were apingyou were apingthey were apingPast PerfectI had apedyou had apedhe/she/it had apedwe had apedyou had apedthey had apedFutureI will apeyou will apehe/she/it will apewe will apeyou will apethey will apeFuture PerfectI will have apedyou will have apedhe/she/it will have apedwe will have apedyou will have apedthey will have apedFuture ContinuousI will be apingyou will be apinghe/she/it will be apingwe will be apingyou will be apingthey will be apingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been apingyou have been apinghe/she/it has been apingwe have been apingyou have been apingthey have been apingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been apingyou will have been apinghe/she/it will have been apingwe will have been apingyou will have been apingthey will have been apingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been apingyou had been apinghe/she/it had been apingwe had been apingyou had been apingthey had been apingConditionalI would apeyou would apehe/she/it would apewe would apeyou would apethey would apePast ConditionalI would have apedyou would have apedhe/she/it would have apedwe would have apedyou would have apedthey would have apedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011