ape
noun
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).
aped
-
past participleof ape.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof ape.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
apenounany 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).
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” aped that scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
In the 1960s, a primitive chatbot that mindlessly aped a therapist had people pouring their hearts out to it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
His misguided approach - often aped on the Accidentally Partridge social media account, which shares cringeworthy clips of public figures - is "provocative" but, Coogan hopes, "never mean-spirited."
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
Eggers’ “Nosferatu” succeeds because the director’s alterations to Henrik Galeen’s original 1922 screenplay, aped from Stoker’s novel with a few tweaks, are minimal.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
They aped teacher’s snarling manner when they spoke to each other.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
