to copy
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1.0
- verb
- /ˈkɑːpi/
:
copiar
- Babies more often than not, will copy the face next to them.
- copy and imitate
- copy peers' answers
- copy the style
It doesn't mean you should copy what's there.
- It doesn't mean you should copy what's there.
- the US had made a bold move, later copied by most others.
- His style's been copied a lot, but really badly.
- Man, imagine if your kids copied you right?
- All these sort of loggers boxing put, they're trying to copy Coogan's model.
- And I feel like laundromats are a little harder to copy in England.
- Nobody can copy her, nor can anybody copy Ross Gay.
- Wait, is Brecky Hill the one who used to copy Livy Dunn?
- This is they're basically copying Twitter a little bit.
- And in fact it's fairly rare that men have copied things from the female wardrobe.
- So all these celebrities are basically trying to copy your style, right?
- Any innovative ideas, they come, you learn that don't copy them, learn from them.
- I think most people that started an eBay store are copying what other people are doing.
- Simple life hacks and daily habits that you can copy from billionaires.
- And then others, you know, copied them, you know, in suit.
Examples
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And I copied his style.
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Now that I'm home, I find myself copying the way I used to talk.
Fiction book (2000) -
So take your time, copy what your professor does and go slowly.
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Nobody can copy her, nor can anybody copy Ross Gay.
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And he wanted me to copy this pose.
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Teachers ask children to copy letters and evaluate the quality of the product.
Academic text (1993) -
I copied other people's designs.
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It doesn't mean you should copy what's there.
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When learning a new language, many students try to copy the pronunciation of their teacher.
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Young children often copy each other's actions during playtime.
Synonyms
186
2.7
Copy the way someone speaks, looks, or acts
84
3.5
To make an exact copy of something
66
4.9
To make an exact copy of something, often in a lab
59
6.0
To try to be as good as someone by copying what they do
41
4.0
To make a copy of something that looks like the original
22
5.5
Copy someone's voice or actions to seem like them
2
3.5
Try to behave like someone you admire
1
4.1
Copy what someone does to get the same results
1
8.6
To make a copy of a file or recording
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
8
3.4
A person who checks and corrects grammar, spelling, and style in written text before it is published
- Specialized
2
3.6
A process of checking and correcting written text to make it clear and accurate before publication
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Copy in the sense 'to imitate' is just an extension of making the same thing twice; when you do the same actions as someone you 'make a copy' of them. A helpful image is a copycat who repeats what another person does, so to copy someone is to act the same way they do.