Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To produce an object identical to a given object.

    Please copy these reports for me.

    Don't copy that floppy!

    kopieren

    копи́роватьkopírovatʹ, дубли́роватьdublírovatʹ

    копіюва́тиkopijuváty, скопіюва́тиskopijuváty

  2. (transitive)To give or transmit a copy to (a person).

    Make sure you copy me on that important memo.

    All heads of departments have been copied.

    copy down as is

  3. (transitive)To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.

    First copy the files, and then paste them in another directory.

    kopieren

  4. (transitive)To imitate.

    Don't copy my dance moves.

    Mom, he's copying me!

    nachmachen, nachahmen, imitieren

    подража́тьpodražátʹ

  5. To receive a transmission successfully.

    Do you copy?

    verstanden, empfangen, kapieren

    принима́тьprinimátʹ, приня́тьprinjátʹ, понима́тьponimátʹ

Examples

641 sentences
  1. Compare the copy with the original.

    Порівняй копію з оригіналом. — ascolto

    ruСравни копию с оригиналом. — ae5s

    deVergleich die Kopie mit dem Original. — MUIRIEL

  2. Can you make me a copy?

    Можеш зробити мені копію? — deniko

    ruТы можешь сделать для меня копию? — odexed

    deKannst du mir eine Kopie davon machen? — driini

  3. I'll make a copy for you.

    Я зроблю для тебе копію. — deniko

    ruЯ сделаю тебе копию. — marafon

  4. Please make three copies of this page.

    Будь ласка, зроби три копії цієї сторінки. — deniko

    ruПожалуйста, сделай три копии этой страницы. — Lenin_1917

    deMachen Sie bitte drei Kopien von dieser Seite. — MUIRIEL

  5. Please make three copies of each page.

    Будьте ласкаві, зробіть три копії кожної сторінки. — iceman

    ruПожалуйста, сделайте три копии каждой страницы. — jonnywalker

    deBitte mache drei Kopien von jeder Seite. — Wolf

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
produce something identical:
Русский
By meaning 3
produce something identical:
imitate:
radio term:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
produce something identical:
imitate:
radio term:

Origin

From Middle English copien, from Old French copier and Medieval Latin cōpiō.

From Middle English copien, from Old French copier and Medieval Latin cōpiō.

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Forms

copies, copying, copied, copied
Base formcopy · to copy
3rd person singularcopies
Present participlecopying
Past simplecopied
Past participlecopied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycopy
he, she, itcopies

Past simpleLesson

all personscopied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave copied
he, she, ithas copied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill copy

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a copy of
  • copy of the
  • copy of this
  • make a copy
  • have a copy
  • three copies of
  • copy of my
  • get a copy
  • copy of that
  • make three copies
  • three copies
  • gave a copy

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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