copy

cop|y¹ W2S1 [ˈkɔpi US ˈka:pi] n plural copies

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: copie, from Latin copia; COPIOUS]

1.)

something that is made to be exactly like another thing

copy of

▪ She forwarded them a copy of her British passport.

▪ This chair is a copy of an original design.

▪ Be sure to make copies of all the documents.

▪ back-up copies of your files

2.)

one of many books, magazines, records etc that are all exactly the same

copy of

▪ We have six copies of the movie to give away.

▪ a copy of the local newspaper

▪ The hardback costs £16.99 a copy.

▪ The record sold a million copies.

▪ Free copies are available on request.

3.) [U] technical

something written in order to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, advertisement etc

▪ Now that I've seen the finished copy, I'm delighted.

4.) good copy informal

interesting news

▪ The interviews made good copy and helped with the film's publicity.

→↑fair copy, ↑hard copy, ↑soft copy

copy ²

copy² S2 v past tense and past participle copied present participle copying third person singular copies

1.) [I and T]

to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing

▪ Could you copy this letter and send it out, please?

▪ To copy a file, press F3.

copy (sth) from sth

▪ a design copied from an 18th century wallpaper

▪ The pupils just copy from textbooks and learn facts.

copy sth into sth

▪ He copied the number into his notebook (=wrote the same number there) .

2.) [T]

to deliberately do something that someone else has done or behave like someone else

▪ Children often copy what they see on television.

▪ I found myself copying him and his mannerisms.

3.) [I and T]

to cheat in an examination, schoolwork etc by looking at someone else's work and writing the same thing as they have

copy from

▪ Jeremy had copied from the girl next to him.

copy down [copy sth<=>down] phr v

to write something down exactly as it was said or written

▪ I think I must have copied your number down wrong.

copy in [copy sb in] phr v

to send someone a copy of an e-mail message you are sending to someone else

copy somebody in on

▪ Can you copy me in on the memo you're sending to Chris?

copy out [copy sth<=>out] phr v

to write something again exactly as it is written in the document that you are looking at

▪ The monks copied their manuscripts out by hand.

copy up [copy sth<=>up] phr v

to write something again in a better or neater form

▪ It is important to copy up your notes soon after the lecture.