- 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 thingcopy 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 files2.)one of many books, magazines, records etc that are all exactly the samecopy 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] technicalsomething 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 informalinteresting news▪ The interviews made good copy and helped with the film's publicity.copy 2copy2 S2 v past tense and past participle copied present participle copying third person singular copies1.) [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 havecopy from▪ Jeremy had copied from the girl next to him.copy down [copy sth<=>down] phr vto 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 vto send someone a copy of an e-mail message you are sending to someone elsecopy somebody in on▪ Can you copy me in on the memo you're sending to Chris?copy out [copy sth<=>out] phr vto 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 vto write something again in a better or neater form▪ It is important to copy up your notes soon after the lecture.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.