A surname from Old English.
Used in a Sentence
snape
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for snape.
Editorial note
In this context, Snape is viewed as more than a mere fictional creation.
Examples19
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A surname from Old English.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of snape gathered in one view.
A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).
A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for snape.
noun
A surname from Old English.
noun
A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM3958).
noun
A village in Snape with Thorp parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref SE2684).
verb
(transitive) Synonym of sneap (“to check or abruptly reprove (someone); to chide, to rebuke, to reprimand”).
Example sentences
In this context, Snape is viewed as more than a mere fictional creation.
Also, when reading Harry Potter as a kid, Severus Snape always showed up in my mind's eye with the head of a crocodile.
Even now when someone mentions Severus Snape I see him with the crocodile head.
Despite this I know about Dolores Umbridge's personality (oh, and just recognised the reason for the name), that Snape Kills Dumbledore, and several other events and characters that were also not in any of those films.
The AI decided to name the characters Hargid and Hermione and Snape." Google says it paid a voice actor.
May Bruce Willis find shoes that fit as Nakatomi Plaza is yet again beseiged by Severus Snape.
Snape killing Dumbledore or Leia being Luke's sister or Paul Atreides becoming God-Emperor shouldn't shock anyone.
Rowling uses a lot of “meaningful” names like Snape, Sprout or Ravenclaw, and translator have a choice of adapting them or leaving them be.
The most obvious to me was the Harry Potter scene where, in the movie, Professor Snape says "and even put a stopper in death" [0].
Snape protects the MacGuffin with a logic puzzle, rather than magic, because the vast majority of wizards are completely unfamiliar with common sense.
Within the book Satan is a fictional character with the same sort of appeal as Walter White or the Joker or Severus Snape.
(Foreigners: "public school" in Britain means those extremely expensive schools that look like Hogwarts but have teachers more deranged than Snape and children more malicious than Malfoy.
Quote examples
The AI decided to name the characters Hargid and Hermione and Snape." Google says it paid a voice actor.
Rowling uses a lot of “meaningful” names like Snape, Sprout or Ravenclaw, and translator have a choice of adapting them or leaving them be.
The most obvious to me was the Harry Potter scene where, in the movie, Professor Snape says "and even put a stopper in death" [0].
(Foreigners: "public school" in Britain means those extremely expensive schools that look like Hogwarts but have teachers more deranged than Snape and children more malicious than Malfoy.
Proper noun examples
May Bruce Willis find shoes that fit as Nakatomi Plaza is yet again beseiged by Severus Snape.
Snape killing Dumbledore or Leia being Luke's sister or Paul Atreides becoming God-Emperor shouldn't shock anyone.
Snape protects the MacGuffin with a logic puzzle, rather than magic, because the vast majority of wizards are completely unfamiliar with common sense.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use snape in a sentence?
In this context, Snape is viewed as more than a mere fictional creation.
What does snape mean?
A surname from Old English.
What part of speech is snape?
snape is commonly used as noun, verb.