copy
verb [I or T] (PRODUCE) /ˈkɒp.i/
/ˈkɑː.pi/ Definition
A2 to produce something so that it is the same as an original piece of work: They've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements. Patricia's going to copy her novel onto disk and send it to me.disapproving He was always copying from/off other children (= cheating by copying), but never got caught.Copying and copiesForgery
(Definition of copy verb (PRODUCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “copy”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- ape verb
- blueprint noun
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- carbon copy noun (SAME APPEARANCE)
- carbon paper noun
- derivative adjective
- forgery noun
- hijack verb
- imaging noun
- imitate verb
- imitation adjective
- mail merge noun
- photocopy noun
- photostat noun
- piracy noun (MOVIES/MUSIC)
- pirate verb
- plagiarize verb
- reproduce verb (COPY)
- simulation noun
- take-off noun (COPY)
Topic:
Copying and copies
Word of the Day
throw sb together
If two people are thrown together, they meet each other in a way that was not planned, or events...
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
