🇬🇧🇪🇸 copy - copiar : English Lesson

Meaning of "copy" ("copiar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To copy means to reproduce or imitate something exactly. It can involve duplicating text, images, or actions, often to create an identical or very similar version of the original.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to copy my friend’s dance moves, but instead, I looked like a spaghetti noodle falling off a table.

My parrot loves to copy what I say, so now our house has two people yelling, “Who ate my cookies?!”

I tried to copy my grandma’s recipe, but my cake looked more like a science experiment gone wrong.

My teacher said, “Don’t copy your friend’s answers,” but I told her, “I was just checking if we think alike!”

I copied my cat by taking a nap in the sun, but when I tried to lick my paw, I knew I went too far.

Two kids draw one sun on paper. One kid says, Copy my sun. The other kid says, I copy now. They copy the sun line by line. They copy the face. They copy each line. They copy the same smile. Both show the sun and clap with big happy eyes.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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