"go ape" meaning in All languages combined

See go ape on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-go ape.ogg Forms: goes ape [present, singular, third-person], going ape [participle, present], went ape [past], gone ape [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> ape}} go ape (third-person singular simple present goes ape, present participle going ape, simple past went ape, past participle gone ape)
  1. (slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Anger Synonyms: go apeshit [vulgar], go bananas
    Sense id: en-go_ape-en-verb-eBtzAVKg Disambiguation of Anger: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15
  2. (slang) To become very angry. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-go_ape-en-verb-Lwq93sIA

Inflected forms

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      "form": "goes ape",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "going ape",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "went ape",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone ape",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Anger",
          "orig": "en:Anger",
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            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "To become wildly excited or enthusiastic."
      ],
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        [
          "wildly",
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        ],
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          "excited",
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        [
          "enthusiastic",
          "enthusiastic"
        ]
      ],
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        "(slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "tags": [
            "vulgar"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "word": "go bananas"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [],
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        "To become very angry."
      ],
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        "(slang) To become very angry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "English multiword terms",
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      ]
    },
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "went ape",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gone ape",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English slang"
      ],
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        "To become wildly excited or enthusiastic."
      ],
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        [
          "wildly",
          "wildly"
        ],
        [
          "excited",
          "excited"
        ],
        [
          "enthusiastic",
          "enthusiastic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become very angry."
      ],
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        "(slang) To become very angry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "vulgar"
      ],
      "word": "go apeshit"
    },
    {
      "word": "go bananas"
    }
  ],
  "word": "go ape"
}

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