COPY


Meaning of COPY in English

(PRODUCE) [verb] - to produce something so that it is the same as (an original piece of work), or to behave, dress, speak etc. in a way that is intended to be like someone else, for example, because you admire themThey've copied the basic design from the Japanese model and added a few of their own refinements. [T]He tends to copy his elder brother in the things he says and the way he dresses. [T]If you've got that cook book with you I'd like to copy (down/out) (= write down for my own use) a couple of the recipes. [T or M](disapproving) He was always copying from/off other children (= cheating by copying) in tests and exams but never got caught. [I]

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.