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to copy

328 1.0

Make the same words or pictures as the original

verb
/ˈkɑːpi/

: copiar

You plug the USB key into your computer and copy the files onto the computer.
copy and paste
copy text
copy a file

I will add the video link, so copy into here.

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Examples

The monks would copy these documents.
Let's go ahead and copy these into the appropriate places.
Now, does this let you copy things on the Internet?
Time to figure out what data I can copy for a test.
So let me just copy some lines, some comments here.
But I mean, yes, I can draw and copy anything on paper.

Liam Tuffs
At least half of the songs were copied in part from published songbooks.

Academic text (2008)
Even the paper on which the transcription was copied was a valuable commodity.

Academic text (2015)
The speaker would read slowly from a text as the scribes copied down the words on their rolls.

Academic text (2011)
You plug the USB key into your computer and copy the files onto the computer.

Synonyms

to duplicate

vsto copy

84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

is the broader term for making a close reproduction

to replicate

vsto copy

Specialized

66 4.9

To make an exact copy of something, often in a lab

is the general everyday action without technical restriction

to reproduce

vsto copy

41 4.0

To make a copy of something that looks like the original

focuses on general exactness rather than any specific technique

to photocopy

vsto copy

15 2.3

To make a copy of a document or picture with a copy machine

is the general act not tied to a single machine technique

to xerox

vsto copy

5 4.8

To make a copy of a document using a photocopier

is the broader action not confined to this specific process

to run off

vsto copy

2 3.4

Make copies of a document using a photocopier

is the general act without emphasis on speed or method

to mimeograph

vsto copy

Archaic

2 9.9

To make paper copies by pushing ink through a stencil

is the general method not limited to stencil printing

to copy out

vsto copy

1 2.8

Write or type something exactly as it looks in another place

is the general act not limited to manual transcription

to dup

vsto copy

Informal

1 8.6

To make a copy of a file or recording

is the standard formal act of producing a reproduction

to re-create

vsto copy

4.1

Make something again so it looks like the original

is about exact or close reproduction rather than creating anew

to manifold

vsto copy

Archaic

9.1

To make several copies of a document using carbon paper

is the basic act of making one exact or close reproduction

to microcopy

vsto copy

Archaic

9.9

To make a small photocopy of printed material for storage

is the general act of making an exact or close reproduction

to hectograph

vsto copy

Archaic

9.9

To copy writing or drawings by pressing ink from a soft plate

is the general act not tied to this older duplicating technique

to roneo

vsto copy

Archaic

9.9

To make copies of papers using a stencil machine

is the general action not specific to that machine or process

Idioms

copy that

Informal

17 7.6

I have received and understand the message

Phrasal Verbs

to write copy

Jargon

2 4.4

To make short text for ads and marketing

to copy out

1 2.8

Write or type something exactly as it looks in another place

Compounds

hard copy

20 3.1

A paper copy printed or typed from a computer

copy editor

Specialized

8 3.4

A person who checks and corrects grammar, spelling, and style in written text before it is published

review copy

Jargon

4 3.9

A free copy of a new book sent to someone who will read and write about it

carbon copy

Archaic

4 3.0

A copy of a paper made at the same time as the original

copy editing

Specialized

2 3.6

A process of checking and correcting written text to make it clear and accurate before publication

draft copy

1 3.4

A first written version that will be changed before the final one

master copy

1 4.0

The first version of a document or recording used to make copies

soft copy

Specialized

1 3.2

An electronic file of a document you view on a computer

fair copy

Specialized

6.2

A clean final version of a document with all corrections

prompt copy

9.0

A copy of a play script with notes and cues for the stage

test copy

Specialized

5.1

A printed page you check for mistakes before the final printing

xerox copy

2.8

A copy of a document made with a photocopier

How Exact

clone

Specialized

97 4.2

to replicate

Specialized

66 4.9

to copy

328 1.0

to recreate

102 4.5

to approximate

14 4.6

Surface Forms

copy infinitive

copied past

copied past participle

copying present participle

copies third person singular

Etymology

Copy as a verb comes from the same old Latin copia, 'plenty' or 'supply', and it grew to mean making another of something. So to copy is to make a duplicate or another version you can use instead of the first.