caper
verb (used without object)
have capered
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present perfectof caper.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Now they have capered through these pages of this chapter–all of the people in this story in their love affairs.
From In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
With me he would have capered like an idiot till he had thrown me.
From Home Again by George MacDonald
They expected to have capered about and laughed, but they found that they had no disposition to do so.
From Rollo at Play Safe Amusements by Jacob Abbott
I could have capered for joy, for I fear that I am very mercenary at heart, when suddenly I heard the faint echo of a cry for assistance.
From Maiwa's Revenge by Henry Rider Haggard
I could have capered for very glee; only Mrs. Dance was a staid sort of person, and might not have liked it.
From The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 1, January, 1891 by Charles W. Wood
