Definitions of copy [ˈkɒp i]

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Definition of 'copy'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) copy
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
a copy of a famous painting.

2.  copy
one of the various examples or specimens of the same book, engraving, or the like.

3.  copy
matter intended to be reproduced in printed form.

4.  copy
the text of a news story, advertisement, television commercial, or the like.

5.  copy
something newsworthy:
Political gossip is always good copy.

6.  copy
Archaic. something that is to be reproduced; model.

7. (v.t.) copy
to make a copy of; transcribe; reproduce.

8.  copy
to follow as a pattern or model; imitate.

9. (v.i.) copy
to make a copy or copies.

10.  copy
to undergo copying:
It copied poorly.

Etymology: (1300–50; ME copie (< AF) < ML cōpia copy, L: abundance, means; see copious)

Definition of 'copy'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) transcript, copy
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

2. (noun) copy
a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
"she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"

3. (noun) copy, written matter
matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

4. (verb) copy
material suitable for a journalistic account
"catastrophes make good copy"

5. (verb) copy
copy down as is
"The students were made to copy the alphabet over and over"

6. (verb) imitate, copy, simulate
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
"The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings"

7. (verb) replicate, copy
reproduce or make an exact copy of
"replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"

8. (verb) copy, re-create
make a replica of
"copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

Definition of 'copy'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) copy
≠ original
a copy of a Picasso; to make a copy of the page

2.  copy
a single one of many that are exactly the same
a signed copy of his latest novel

3. (verb) copy
to make a copy
They had copied my signature.; Copy the file onto disk.

4.  copy
to imitate what sb does; = mimic
babies copying their older siblings; Listen and copy what I say.

5.  copy
to write exactly the same words as sb else
students copying long paragraphs directly from the Internet

Definition of 'copy'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) copy
an abundance or plenty of anything

2. (noun) copy
an imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue

3. (noun) copy
an individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison

4. (noun) copy
that which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation

5. (noun) copy
manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy

6. (noun) copy
a writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper

7. (noun) copy
copyhold; tenure; lease

8. (noun) copy
to make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off

9. (noun) copy
to imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life

10. (verb) copy
to make a copy or copies; to imitate

11. (verb) copy
to yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well

Translation of 'copy'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an imitation or reproduction That dress is a copy of one I saw at a Paris fashion show; He made eight copies of the pamphlet on the photocopier.
Afrikaans: kopie	Arabic: نُسْخـَـه منسوخه	Bulgarian: копие
Brazilian: cópia	Czech: kopie	German: die Kopie
Danish: kopi; efterligning	Greek: αντίγραφο	Spanish: copia
Estonian: jäljendus, koopia	Farsi: تقلید؛ کپی	Finnish: kopio
French: copie	Hebrew: הֶעתֵק	Hindi: प्रतिलिपि
Croatian: prijepis, kopija	Hungarian: másolat	Indonesian: tiruan
Icelandic: eftirlíking	Italian: copia	Japanese: コピー
Korean: 모조품	Lithuanian: kopija	Latvian: kopija; reprodukcija; nor
Malay: tiruan	Dutch: kopie	Norwegian: kopi, reproduksjon; gjenp
Polish: kopia	Persian: تقلید؛ کپی	Pashto: كاپى، نقل ، نمونه، سواد،
Portuguese: cópia	Romanian: copie	Russian: копия
Slovak: kópia	Slovenian: posnetek, kopija	Serbian: kopija
Swedish: kopia	Thai: การเลียนแบบ	Turkish: kopya, suret
Taiwanese: 仿造品，複製品	Ukrainian: копія	Urdu: نقل، نسخ‍ہ
Vietnamese: bản sao	Chinese: 复制品
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