Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang)To become wildly excited or enthusiastic.

  2. (slang)To become very angry.

Forms

goes ape, going ape, went ape, gone ape
Base formgo ape · to go ape
3rd person singulargoes ape
Present participlegoing ape
Past simplewent ape
Past participlegone ape

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygo ape
he, she, itgoes ape

Past simpleLesson

all personswent ape

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave gone ape
he, she, ithas gone ape

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill go ape

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedchimp out

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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