copycat
To act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative wayTo act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way.
Meaning
1 sensesTo act as a copycat; to copy in a shameless or derivative way.
abklatschen, abkupfern
Examples
7 sentencesDon't be a copycat.
ruНе будь повторюшкой. — kobylkin
Tom is such a copycat.
Том такий повторюха! — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Layla committed a copycat killing.
Layla was a copycat criminal.
Tom is John's copycat friend.
Том — друг Джона, який його у всьому імітує. — deniko
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Originally American English, from copy + cat (“a former derogatory term for a person”).Originally American English, from copy + cat (“a former derogatory term for a person”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
copycats, copycatting, copycatted, copycatted| Base form | copycat · to copycat |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | copycats |
| Present participle | copycatting |
| Past simple | copycatted |
| Past participle | copycatted |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.