1. To jump or dance about in a lively, playful way.
2. An amusing, mischievous, or adventurous episode or scheme.
3. A small flower bud, usually preserved in salt or vinegar and used to season food.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- caper across the lawn
- caper with delight
On the page
The dog capered around them when the lead appeared.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- caper
- Past tense
- capered
- Past participle
- capered
- Present participle
- capering
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- caper
- Present continuous
- am/is/are capering
- Present perfect
- have/has capered
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been capering
- Past
- capered
- Past continuous
- was/were capering
- Past perfect
- had capered
- Past perfect continuous
- had been capering
- Future
- will caper
- Future continuous
- will be capering
- Future perfect
- will have capered
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been capering
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: caper; capers; capered; capered; capering. Noun singular caper; plural capers.. Noun singular caper; plural capers. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: capers.
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