Definition

Verb: - To write or type something again, duplicating the original text very carefully and with the highest possible accuracy. It implies a meticulous, often word-for-word, transcription.

Usage

This verb is used to describe the action of reproducing written text by hand or by typing, with a strong emphasis on precision and exactness. It is often an assigned task for practice or to ensure careful reading and understanding of the source material.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The teacher asked the students to copy out the poem in their best handwriting.
  • As part of his research, he had to copy out several pages of notes from the ancient manuscript.
  • Please copy out this list of instructions exactly as you see it.

Advanced Usage

• "to copy something out in full": To transcribe the entire text without omitting any part.
  • The punishment was to copy out the school rules in full three times.

Variants and Related Words

• Copy (verb): To make a reproduction of something. This is the base form and is more general, not necessarily implying the same level of careful, manual transcription as "copy out."
• Transcribe (verb): To make a written copy, especially from spoken words or in a different script. This is a more formal synonym.

Synonyms

• Transcribe: To make a written copy of spoken material or to represent language in a different writing system.
• Reproduce: To produce a copy or duplicate of something.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Copy down: To write something that one hears or sees. This is very similar but can be used for quicker notes from a lecture or a board, not necessarily with the same connotation of meticulous, accurate reproduction for its own sake.
  • She quickly copied down the formula from the whiteboard. (Implies speed)
  • He carefully copied out the formula from the textbook. (Implies careful accuracy)

Verb

1. copy very carefully and as accurately as possible