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copy2 S2 past tense and past participle copied, present participle copying, third person singular copies
1 [intransitive and transitive] to deliberately make or produce something that is exactly like another thing : 
Could you copy this letter and send it out, please?To copy a file, press F3.
Could you copy this letter and send it out, please?To copy a file, press F3. copy (something) from something a design copied from an 18th century wallpaper The pupils just copy from textbooks and learn facts.
a design copied from an 18th century wallpaperThe pupils just copy from textbooks and learn facts. copy something into something He copied the number into his notebook (=wrote the same number there).
He copied the number into his notebook (=wrote the same number there).2 [transitive] to deliberately do something that someone else has done or behave like someone else : Children often copy what they see on television. I found myself copying him and his mannerisms.
Children often copy what they see on television.I found myself copying him and his mannerisms.3 [intransitive and transitive] to cheat in an examination, schoolwork etc by looking at someone else's work and writing the same thing as they have
copy something ↔ down
phrasal verbI must have copied your number down wrong.copy somebody in
phrasal verbcopy something ↔ out
phrasal verbThe monks copied their manuscripts out by hand.copy something ↔ up
phrasal verbIt is important to copy up your notes soon after the lecture.
