Copy
noun
A thing that looks like another thing.
Mary made a copy of the key.
Often appears as...
- make a copy
- digital copy
noun
A paper that is printed and sent out to many people.
I received a copy of the magazine in the mail.
Often appears as...
- copy of a book
- copy of a magazine
noun
The text that is written for advertisements.
The copy for the ad was written by a professional.
Often appears as...
- ad copy
- marketing copy
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To make something that is exactly like another thing.
She copied the recipe from the internet.
Often appears as...
- copy a recipe
- copy the notes
verb
To write down something that you are reading or looking at.
Lily copied the sentences from the board.
Often appears as...
- copy from the board
- copy down the notes
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A thing that looks like another thing.
Mary made a copy of the key.
Often appears as...
- make a copy
- digital copy
noun
A paper that is printed and sent out to many people.
I received a copy of the magazine in the mail.
Often appears as...
- copy of a book
- copy of a magazine
noun
The text that is written for advertisements.
The copy for the ad was written by a professional.
Often appears as...
- ad copy
- marketing copy
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To make something that is exactly like another thing.
She copied the recipe from the internet.
Often appears as...
- copy a recipe
- copy the notes
verb
To write down something that you are reading or looking at.
Lily copied the sentences from the board.
Often appears as...
- copy from the board
- copy down the notes
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Exactness Varies
The similarity of a 'copy' can range from identical to just looking alike, depending on the context.
Her dress is a copy, but you can see some differences.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Physical Copies
'Copy' can also refer to non-tangible items, like digital files or sounds.
I downloaded a copy of the song.
Pro Tip 1/2Exactness Varies
The similarity of a 'copy' can range from identical to just looking alike, depending on the context.
Her dress is a copy, but you can see some differences.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Physical Copies
'Copy' can also refer to non-tangible items, like digital files or sounds.
I downloaded a copy of the song.
Pro Tip 1/2Exactness Varies
The similarity of a 'copy' can range from identical to just looking alike, depending on the context.
Her dress is a copy, but you can see some differences.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Physical Copies
'Copy' can also refer to non-tangible items, like digital files or sounds.
I downloaded a copy of the song.
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Questions No One Knows...
if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors and marry the person of your dreams, and in another, not so much.
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How many universes are...
if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors and marry the person of your dreams.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
co-opting them into making more copies of itself. During the first stage of HIV infection, the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger.
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How stress affects your...
Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres, the shoelace tip ends of chromosomes that measure a cell's age. Telomeres cap chromosomes to allow DNA to get copied every time a cell divides
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Margaret Stewart: How...
it's a complex web of relationships and a critical part of our cultural landscape. YouTube cares deeply about the rights of content owners, but in order to give them choices about what they can do with copies, mashups and more, we need to first identify
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10 TOP Natural History...
to persuade females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him such as the kookaburra it's a very convincing impersonation
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How math saved my life PIPE...
that would literally let me copy all of their homework math science mythology I literally had help with all of it and I remember it was my second senior year or my second because I skipped so much school the first year I couldn't pass
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Troublesome Trespassers...
which is actually has cuts in it and then trespass through the wildlife area make sure all the weapons are registered ones that are more serious in nature copy firearms one right is going to be a
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Sir David Attenborough...
to platform females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the
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Attenborough: the...
To persuade females the come close and admire his plumes, he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors and marry the person of your dreams, and in another, not so much.
Video examples
How many universes are...
if you imagine that huge numbers of parallel universes are being spawned every moment, and many of these universes would actually be very like the world we're in, would include multiple copies of you. In one such universe, you'd graduate with honors and marry the person of your dreams.
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
co-opting them into making more copies of itself. During the first stage of HIV infection, the virus replicates within helper T cells, destroying many of them in the process. During this stage, patients often experience flu-like symptoms, but are typically not yet in mortal danger.
Video examples
How stress affects your...
Want to live a long life? You may have to curb your chronic stress. That's because it has even been associated with shortened telomeres, the shoelace tip ends of chromosomes that measure a cell's age. Telomeres cap chromosomes to allow DNA to get copied every time a cell divides
Video examples
Margaret Stewart: How...
it's a complex web of relationships and a critical part of our cultural landscape. YouTube cares deeply about the rights of content owners, but in order to give them choices about what they can do with copies, mashups and more, we need to first identify
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
to persuade females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the other birds he hears around him such as the kookaburra it's a very convincing impersonation
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
that would literally let me copy all of their homework math science mythology I literally had help with all of it and I remember it was my second senior year or my second because I skipped so much school the first year I couldn't pass
Video examples
Troublesome Trespassers...
which is actually has cuts in it and then trespass through the wildlife area make sure all the weapons are registered ones that are more serious in nature copy firearms one right is going to be a
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
to platform females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the
Video examples
Attenborough: the...
To persuade females the come close and admire his plumes, he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs
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Jaime Hernandez
American Artist
Every time I copy something, I can draw it for the rest of my life. But research is so painful - I mean just opening up a magazine looking for a picture of a car or looking out the window looking for a car is just hard!
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Warren Spector
American Designer
I've always said - I've been making games for twenty years, and from the first day I got in this business, I've been saying, 'All I have to do is sell one more copy than I have to, to get somebody to fund my next one.
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Tom Peters
American Businessman
Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
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Jackie Collins
British Author
Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.
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Tierra Whack
American Musician
I'm so excited to just be able to be comfortable in my own skin and give what I have to the world and not feel like I have to copy to stand out or fit in.
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Michael Morhaime
American Businessman
We're definitely thrilled that so many people around the world were excited to pick up their copy of 'Diablo III' and jump in the moment it went live.
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Nicole Richie
American Actress
It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to do that.
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Natalie Cole
American Musician
People said when I started, 'Why don't you just copy your father's style?' I had to be myself, singing my songs in my own way.
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Sheila Heti
Canadian Writer
The main problem I've always had with fashion media is that women are encouraged to copy other women.
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Abhinav Bindra
Indian Athlete
It's not wise to just blindly copy what others are doing.
Quote examples
Jaime Hernandez
American Artist
Every time I copy something, I can draw it for the rest of my life. But research is so painful - I mean just opening up a magazine looking for a picture of a car or looking out the window looking for a car is just hard!
Quote examples
Warren Spector
American Designer
I've always said - I've been making games for twenty years, and from the first day I got in this business, I've been saying, 'All I have to do is sell one more copy than I have to, to get somebody to fund my next one.
Quote examples
Tom Peters
American Businessman
Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
Quote examples
Jackie Collins
British Author
Do not copy my style! The first rule of writing is write about what you know, not what you think you know. So, think about what you've done in your life and write about that.
Quote examples
Tierra Whack
American Musician
I'm so excited to just be able to be comfortable in my own skin and give what I have to the world and not feel like I have to copy to stand out or fit in.
Quote examples
Michael Morhaime
American Businessman
We're definitely thrilled that so many people around the world were excited to pick up their copy of 'Diablo III' and jump in the moment it went live.
Quote examples
Nicole Richie
American Actress
It is important not to copy other people's careers but set the tone of who you want to be. My father's always encouraged me to do that.
Quote examples
Natalie Cole
American Musician
People said when I started, 'Why don't you just copy your father's style?' I had to be myself, singing my songs in my own way.
Quote examples
Sheila Heti
Canadian Writer
The main problem I've always had with fashion media is that women are encouraged to copy other women.
Quote examples
Abhinav Bindra
Indian Athlete
It's not wise to just blindly copy what others are doing.
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