cape
gb/kˈeɪp/ us/kˈeɪp/
A2
English
~ 2800
köpeny, fok, földnyelv
NOUN
A2
1
köpeny
B1
Usage pattern:
wear [a cape]
The magician swept into the room wearing a long black cape.
A bűvész hosszú fekete köpenyben lépett be a szobába.
The superhero's cape fluttered in the wind.
A szuperhős köpenye lobogott a szélben.
She wore a red velvet cape to the costume party.
The fashion designer included a silk cape in her latest collection.
Learner examples
The boy wears a blue cape.
A fiú kék köpenyt visel.
The hero has a big cape.
A hősnek nagy köpenye van.
She puts on her red cape.
I see a man with a black cape.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cape' with 'cap', which is a type of hat.
Meaning
A sleeveless garment worn over clothes
Collocations
superhero cape
|red cape
|wear a cape
|flowing cape
Synonyms
cloak (Usually longer and may have a hood, often associated with historical or fantasy contexts.)
Antonyms
jacket (A fitted outer garment with sleeves, unlike a cape.)
Themes
clothing
|fashion
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A piece of clothing without sleeves that hangs from your shoulders and covers your back.
A sleeveless outer garment that hangs loosely from the shoulders, covering the back and sometimes part of the front.
NOUN
B1
2
We sailed around the southern tip of the cape.
Körbehajóztuk a fok déli csücskét.
Cape Horn is known for its dangerous waters.
A Horn-fok veszélyes vizeiről ismert.
The lighthouse stood at the edge of the cape.
Cape Town is located near the Cape of Good Hope.
Learner examples
We walk to the cape to see the sea.
Elsétálunk a fokhoz, hogy lássuk a tengert.
The ship goes around the cape.
A hajó megkerüli a fokot.
There is a lighthouse on the cape.
Cape Cod is in the USA.
Common mistake:
Some learners think 'cape' here refers to clothing; context should clarify it is geography.
Meaning
A headland extending into water
Collocations
rocky cape
|Cape Cod
|round the cape
Synonyms
headland (Geographical term; generally interchangeable but sometimes more technical.)
Antonyms
bay (A recessed coastal body of water, opposite in shape to a cape.)
Themes
geography
|nature
|space
|travel
Definition
A piece of land that sticks out into the sea or ocean.
A large point of land that extends into a sea, ocean, or large lake.
Grammar
Dictionary form
cape
IPA
GB/kˈeɪp/
US/kˈeɪp/
Syllables & stress
cape (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (cape)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: cape
- Plural: capes
Word family
Forms
capes
noun
Related words
caped
adjective
Advanced or less common
capelet
noun
Expressions
turn the cape
1/tˈɚn ðə kˈeɪp/
fixed phrase
To sail around a cape
To travel by boat around a large piece of land that sticks out into the sea.
Examples
- The ship turned the cape before heading north.
- They had to turn the cape carefully to avoid the rocks.
cloak and dagger
1/klˈoʊk ˈænd dˈæɡɚ/
idiom
literary
secret, dramatic spying or plotting
Mysterious and secret activities, especially involving spying, crime, or political plots, often in a dramatic way.
Examples
- The novel is full of cloak and dagger intrigue and double agents.
- They joked that the office meeting felt like a cloak and dagger operation.
- He enjoys movies with lots of cloak and dagger scenes.
cloak and dagger
2/klˈoʊk ˈænd dˈæɡɚ/
idiom
Secretive or mysterious activity
Activities done in secret, often exciting or about spies.
Examples
- The meeting was full of cloak-and-dagger secrecy.
- He loved cloak-and-dagger spy novels.