copy verb
1 make a copy
ADV. illegally illegally copied software
PREP. from, onto Data can be copied from the computer onto floppy disks.
2 write sth down exactly
ADV. carefully, laboriously, painstakingly | down, out I copied down several phone numbers from the list. laboriously copying out an old manuscript
PREP. from, into She copied all the addresses into her address book. | off copying a recipe off the packet | onto He copied all the details from the brochure onto a piece of paper.
3 do the same as sb else
ADV. slavishly She slavishly copies the older girl's style.
PREP. from He's copied that mannerism from his brother. | off She was caught copying off another student.