The meaning of APE is any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) —called also anthropoid, anthropoid ape.

ape noun [C] (ANIMAL) Add to word list a mammal that has long arms and no tail or a short tail and that is related to monkeys:

If you ape someone's speech or behaviour, you imitate it. Modelling yourself on someone you admire is not the same as aping all they say or do. [VERB noun] ...French films which merely aped Hollywood. …

Idioms go ape, Slang. to become violently emotional or angry: My parents will go ape if I stay out that late. Idioms go ape over, [~ + object] to be extremely enthusiastic about: goes ape over rock stars.

4 days ago · ape (imperative ap, present tense aper, passive apes, simple past apa or apet or apte, past participle apa or apet or apt, present participle apende) to ape, mimic or imitate.

APE definition: any member of the superfamily Hominoidea, the two extant branches of which are the lesser apes (gibbons) and the great apes (humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans). See …

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 …

Definition of ape noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

ape meaning, definition, what is ape: an animal that is similar to a monkey bu...: Learn more.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun ape, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.