copy*/*/*/

[ˈkɒpi] noun [C] I

1) something that is exactly like something else

This is not the original painting – it's a copy.[/ex]

Please send a copy of your birth certificate.[/ex]

I made copies of the report.[/ex]

2) a single newspaper, book, CD etc that is one of many that are all exactly the same

Her first album sold 100, 000 copies.[/ex]

Have you got a copy of yesterday's newspaper?[/ex]

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See:

hard copy

II

verb

copy */*/*/[ˈkɒpi]

1) [T] to make a copy that is the same as the original thing

They were illegally copying videotapes and selling them.[/ex]

You can use the mouse to copy text from one part of the document to another.[/ex]

2) [I/T] to do something in the same way as someone else

Syn:

imitate

Children learn by copying their parents.[/ex]

3) [T] to use someone else's ideas or methods

Their style of music was copied by a lot of other bands.[/ex]

4) [I/T] to look at someone else's work and dishonestly write the same as they have written, especially in an examination

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- copy sb in

- copy sth to sb

Other ways of saying copy ■ make a copy to copy something, especially using a machine ■ photocopy to copy a document using a special machine ■ reproduce to copy a picture, sound, or piece of writing, especially using modern technology ■ trace to copy a picture by placing transparent paper on top of it and following the lines with a pencil ■ plagiarize to copy someone else's words or ideas and pretend that they are your own ■ pirate to make an illegal copy of something such as a book, software, or a video