Meaning

4 senses
  1. To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.

    скака́тьskakátʹ

    підстрибуватиpidstrybuvaty, підскакуватиpidskakuvaty

    jump about playfully

  2. To jump as part of a dance.

  3. To engage in playful behaviour.

  4. (obsolete)To run at speed.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Capers are like little olives.

    Каперси як маленькі маслини. — lingvokrolik

    ruКаперсы как маленькие оливки. — marafon

  2. Mary rather enjoys capers on her pasta.

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  3. There were capers visible in the sauce.

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  4. I hate capers—they taste too strong for me.

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  5. A large monkey was capering about amidst the crowd, amusing everybody.

    ruПосреди народа вертелась большая обезьяна и забавляла всех. — retr0ra1n

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Translations

4 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
jump about playfully:
Русский
By meaning 1
jump about playfully:

Origin

Clipping of capriole.

Clipping of capriole.

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Forms

capers, capering, capered, capered
Base formcaper · to caper
3rd person singularcapers
Present participlecapering
Past simplecapered
Past participlecapered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycaper
he, she, itcapers

Past simpleLesson

all personscapered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave capered
he, she, ithas capered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill caper

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
caper — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto