copy

UK /ˈkɒpi/ US /ˈkɑpi/
noun 5verb 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.) document/work of art

ADJ

accurate, faithful, good

cheap, crude, poor

The designer created a cheap copy of the luxury handbag for the market.

carbon, duplicate, exact, facsimile, identical, perfect, true

Her handwriting was such a perfect copy of her mother's that even her father couldn't tell them apart.

draft, working | clean, fair

master, original, top

I need to keep the original copy of the document and file the top copy with my application.

additional, extra, further, spare

multiple

She asked the librarian to make several copies of the document for her study group.

modern | certified | photographic, photostat

back-up

I always keep a back-up copy of my important documents on an external drive.

hard, paper, printed

The teacher asked us to submit a printed copy of our essay by Friday.

VERB + COPY

make, print, run off, take

The printer can make copies of your document while you wait at the counter.

attach, enclose, send

I've enclosed a copy of your receipt with this email for your records.

circulate, distribute, supply

The teacher distributed copies of the worksheet to all the students in the class.

obtain, receive

keep

It's a good idea to keep a copy of your passport when you travel abroad.

2

(noun.) book/newspaper/tape, etc.

ADJ

additional, extra, further, spare

back, old

She bought an old copy of the book from the secondhand store for just two dollars.

advance

The publisher gave advance copies to journalists before the official release date.

review

complimentary, free

The hotel provides complimentary copies of the newspaper to all guests each morning.

illegal, illicit, pirate/pirated, unauthorized | manuscript, printed, proof

bound, hardback, leather-bound, paperback, presentation

She received a leather-bound copy of the dictionary as a graduation gift from her grandmother.

battered, tattered, well-thumbed

She pulled a well-thumbed copy of her favorite novel from the shelf.

perfect, pristine

personal

My grandmother keeps her personal copy of the recipe book on the kitchen shelf.

signed

VERB + COPY

circulate, distribute

sign

The famous actor signed copies of her autobiography at the bookstore last weekend.

COPY + VERB

circulate

Illegal copies of the software continued to circulate online despite the company's efforts to stop them.

be available

3

(noun.) written material

ADJ

good, great | advertising | editorial

knocking

The magazine's knocking copy about rival brands didn't convince many readers.

VERB + COPY

edit, prepare, produce, write

The journalist wrote copy for the magazine article about climate change.

make

The journalist knew that the celebrity scandal would make excellent copy for tomorrow's newspaper.

COPY + NOUN

editor

date, deadline

The magazine's copy deadline is next Friday, so all articles must be submitted by then.

4

(verb.) make a copy

ADV

illegally

She was arrested for illegally copying thousands of movies onto discs and selling them online.

PREP

from, onto

I copied the recipe from my grandmother's notebook onto a card.

5

(verb.) write sth down exactly

ADV

carefully, laboriously, painstakingly

down, out

She carefully copied down the recipe from her grandmother's handwritten notebook.

PREP

from, into

The students copied the homework from the whiteboard into their notebooks.

off

She copied the phone number off the business card before throwing it away.

onto

She copied the recipe onto an index card so she wouldn't forget the ingredients.

6

(verb.) do the same as sb else

ADV

slavishly

He slavishly copied every move his older brother made on the basketball court.

PREP

from

She copied the recipe from a cooking website and made it for dinner last night.

off

During the exam, he got in trouble for copying off his classmate's paper.

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