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Collocations for copy - noun

1. document/work of art

ADJECTIVE

accurate, faithful, good
cheap, crude, poor
It was not the original painting, but a crude copy.
carbon, exact, facsimile (esp. BrE), identical, perfect, true
The twins were carbon copies of each other.
It must be certified as a true copy of the original document.
draft, working
clean, fair
master, original, top
Take a photocopy of the master copy.
additional, duplicate, extra, further, second, spare
multiple
The copier had been set for multiple copies.
modern
certified
photographic, photostat, Xerox™ (esp. AmE)
backup
Remember to make backup copies of all your disks.
read-only
hard, paper, printed
You will need to supply a hard-copy version of all files.
digital, electronic

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VERB + copy

create, make, print, run off, take
I ran off a couple of copies of the letter.
attach, enclose
I attach a copy of the report.
Please find enclosed a copy of the draft document.
email, forward, send
circulate, distribute, supply
Copies of the article were circulated to members of the committee.
get, obtain, receive
keep
Remember to keep copies of all your correspondence.

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copy + NOUN

machine (AmE)
room (AmE)
center, shop (both AmE)
paper

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PREPOSITION

copy of
I don't keep copies of my own letters.

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2. book, newspaper, etc.

ADJECTIVE

additional, extra, further, second, spare
only, single
back (esp. BrE), old
I have a few back copies of the newspaper.
advance
Advance copies of the book were sent out to reviewers.
evaluation, review
complimentary, free
Free copies of the leaflet are available.
bootleg, illegal, pirate, pirated, unauthorized
pirated copies of the latest movie releases
manuscript, printed, proof
hardback, paperback
digital, electronic
CD, DVD
bound, leather-bound, presentation
The candidate must submit two bound copies of his or her thesis.
battered, dog-eared, old, tattered, well-thumbed, worn
my battered copy of Shakespeare's plays
second-hand, used
perfect, pristine
own, personal
Charles I's personal copy of the psalter
autographed, signed

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VERB + copy

print, produce
circulate, distribute, sell
buy, order, request
download
have, own
borrow
autograph, sign
Author Bob Woodhouse will be signing copies of his new book.

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copy + VERB

circulate
Even with the new legislation pirate copies will circulate.
be available

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PREPOSITION

copy of
my own copy of ‘Beowulf’

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3. written material

ADJECTIVE

good, great
ad (informal), advertising, marketing, promotional
editorial
knocking (BrE,informal)
Knocking copy (= writing that just says how bad sb/sth is) is simply lazy journalism.

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VERB + copy

edit, prepare, produce, write
those who prepare the reporters' copy for the paper
make
This will make great copy for the advertisement.

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copy + NOUN

editor, writer (usually copywriter)
deadline
The copy deadline for the next issue is May 1.
desk (= part of a newsroom where articles are given a final edit)

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Collocations for copy - verb

1. make a copy

ADVERB

illegally
illegally copied software

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PREPOSITION

from, onto
Data can be copied from the computer onto disk.

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PHRASES

copy and paste
Use the clipboard to copy and paste information from websites.
be widely copied
The product has been widely copied by other manufacturers.

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2. write sth down exactly

ADVERB

carefully, laboriously, meticulously
exactly, faithfully, word for word
down, out
I copied down several phone numbers from the list.
They laboriously copied out manuscripts.

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PREPOSITION

from, into, onto
She copied all the addresses from the website into her address book.
He copied all the details from the brochure onto a piece of paper.

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3. do the same as sb else

ADVERB

blindly, slavishly
She slavishly copies the older girl's style.

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PREPOSITION

from
He copied that mannerism from his brother.
off
She was caught copying off another student.

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Copy is used with these nouns as the object:
CD, disk, DVD, file, model, movement, painting, photograph, program, style

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