26984 words

copying

6 definitions • 14 examples
1
present participle of
2
to intentionally make or do something that is the same as an original piece of work:

Examples:

copy something from someone/something They've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements.
The original painting has been copied many times.
They practised their handwriting by copying.
copy from disapproving He shamelessly copied from American talk radio hosts who stir up controversy.
copy off disapproving He was always copying off other students, but never got caught.
3
to behave, dress, speak, etc. in a way that is intended to be like someone else, for example, because you admire that person:

Examples:

copy someone in something He tends to copy his brother in the way he dresses.
Small children often learn by copying.
4
to create another version of a document, some software, some text, etc. that is exactly the same as the first version:

Examples:

The scanner can copy images or text.
copy something to something Highlight the text you want and copy it to the clipboard.
copy something into something To copy your messages and contacts into another program, use that program's own import facility.
copy something onto something Patricia's going to copy her novel onto a flash drive and send it to me.
5
If you copy and paste text, an image, etc. from a computer or phone document, you create another version of it that is exactly the same and put it in a different place or a different document:

Examples:

A significant percentage of students admit to copying and pasting text from websites.
6
used, especially when communicating by radio, to tell someone that you have heard or understood, or to ask if someone has heard or understood you:

Examples:

copy that He pressed the call button on his walkie-talkie: "We've got them." "Copy that. Stay where you are."
"Rodriguez, do you copy?"— "Yes, sir."— "What's your position?"

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