copying
Definitions
noun
an instance of the making of a copy
the practice of making one or more copies
Collocations
5ADJ.
bad, busy, english, next, sure, useful
I spent the afternoon copying useful information from the library books into my notebook.
VERB + COPYING
like, obsessed, preventing, step, test, use
The teacher caught him copying during the test and gave him a zero.
COPYING + NOUN
father, friend's, girl, homework, machine, notebook, others, paintings
He got in trouble at school for copying his friend's homework.
PREP.
from, from, in, than, with
She got in trouble at school for copying from her classmate's test paper.
ADV.
constantly, correctly
She was constantly copying her older sister's homework, which eventually got her into trouble.
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Example Bank
6You've left out a word in copying the textbook.
Tatoeba · #16204People who are constantly copying others do it because they can't think for themselves.
Tatoeba · #36104A campaign is underway throughout the company to achieve economy in the use of copying paper.
Tatoeba · #56423Nothing could be more useful than a copying machine.
Tatoeba · #56424In copying this paper, be careful not to leave out any words.
Tatoeba · #58521Ms. Takada accused the boy of copying another student's homework.
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