copy out

Frequency: 5.03.3 per million words

to write a neat copy of something

copyVERB + copy (from verb sense 2: write sth down exactly)

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out

Examples (10)

  • The teacher asked the students to copy out the vocabulary list from the whiteboard.
  • I need to copy out my rough draft into a neat final version for submission.
  • Before photocopiers, clerks would painstakingly copy out important documents by hand.
  • She carefully copied out the recipe from her mother's old cookbook.
  • As a punishment, he had to copy out the entire chapter twice.
  • Could you please copy out these notes for me? My handwriting is terrible.
  • The monks spent years copying out ancient manuscripts to preserve them.
  • He's copying out his favorite quotes into a personal journal.
  • The contract must be copied out in full, with no abbreviations.
  • Copying out the lyrics helped her memorize the song for the performance.