I.
noun
1 document/work of art
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate , faithful , good
▪ cheap , crude , poor
▪
It was not the original painting, but a crude ~.
▪ carbon , exact , facsimile ( esp. BrE ), identical , perfect , true
▪
The twins were carbon copies of each other.
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It must be certified as a true ~ of the original document.
▪ draft , working
▪ clean , fair
▪ master , original , top
▪
Take a photocopy of the master ~.
▪ additional , duplicate , extra , further , second , spare
▪ multiple
▪
The copier had been set for multiple copies.
▪ modern
▪ certified
▪ photographic , photostat , Xerox™ ( esp. AmE )
▪ backup
▪
Remember to make backup copies of all your disks.
▪ read-only
▪ hard , paper , printed
▪
You will need to supply a hard-copy version of all files.
▪ digital , electronic
VERB + COPY
▪ create , make , print , run off , take
▪
I ran off a couple of copies of the letter.
▪ attach , enclose
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I attach a ~ of the report.
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Please find enclosed a ~ of the draft document.
▪ email , forward , send
▪ circulate , distribute , supply
▪
Copies of the article were circulated to members of the committee.
▪ get , obtain , receive
▪ keep
▪
Remember to keep copies of all your correspondence.
COPY + NOUN
▪ machine ( AmE )
▪ room ( AmE )
▪ center , shop (both AmE )
▪ paper
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
I don't keep copies of my own letters.
2 book, newspaper, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ additional , extra , further , second , spare
▪ only , single
▪ back ( esp. BrE ), old
▪
I have a few back copies of the newspaper.
▪ advance
▪
Advance copies of the book were sent out to reviewers.
▪ evaluation , review
▪ complimentary , free
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Free copies of the leaflet are available.
▪ bootleg , illegal , pirate , pirated , unauthorized
▪
pirated copies of the latest movie releases
▪ manuscript , printed , proof
▪ hardback , paperback
▪ digital , electronic
▪ CD , DVD
▪ bound , leather-bound , presentation
▪
The candidate must submit two bound copies of his or her thesis.
▪ battered , dog-eared , old , tattered , well-thumbed , worn
▪
my battered ~ of Shakespeare's plays
▪ second-hand , used
▪ perfect , pristine
▪ own , personal
▪
Charles I's personal ~ of the psalter
▪ autographed , signed
VERB + COPY
▪ print , produce
▪ circulate , distribute , sell
▪ buy , order , request
▪ download
▪ have , own
▪ borrow
▪ autograph , sign
▪
Author Bob Woodhouse will be signing copies of his new book.
COPY + VERB
▪ circulate
▪
Even with the new legislation pirate copies will circulate.
▪ be available
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
my own ~ of ‘Beowulf’
3 written material
ADJECTIVE
▪ good , great
▪ ad ( informal ), advertising , marketing , promotional
▪ editorial
▪ knocking ( BrE , informal )
▪
Knocking ~ (= writing that just says how bad sb/sth is) is simply lazy journalism.
VERB + COPY
▪ edit , prepare , produce , write
▪
those who prepare the reporters' ~ for the paper
▪ make
▪
This will make great ~ for the advertisement.
COPY + NOUN
▪ editor , writer (usually copywriter )
▪ deadline
▪
The ~ deadline for the next issue is May 1.
▪ desk (= part of a newsroom where articles are given a final edit) ( AmE )
II.
verb
1 make a copy
ADVERB
▪ illegally
▪
illegally copied software
PREPOSITION
▪ from , onto
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Data can be copied from the computer onto disk.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and paste
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Use the clipboard to ~ and paste information from websites.
▪ be widely copied
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The product has been widely copied by other manufacturers.
2 write sth down exactly
ADVERB
▪ carefully , laboriously , meticulously
▪ exactly , faithfully , word for word
▪ down , out
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I copied down several phone numbers from the list.
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They laboriously copied out manuscripts.
PREPOSITION
▪ from , into , onto
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She copied all the addresses from the website into her address book.
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He copied all the details from the brochure onto a piece of paper.
3 do the same as sb else
ADVERB
▪ blindly , slavishly
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She slavishly copies the older girl's style.
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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He copied that mannerism from his brother.
▪ off
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She was caught ~ing off another student.
Copy is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ CD , ↑ disk , ↑ DVD , ↑ file , ↑ model , ↑ movement , ↑ painting , ↑ photograph , ↑ program , ↑ style