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copy down

copy down verb: to copy something written, drawn, spoken (e.g. on a whiteboard) onto a sheet of paper, notebook etc.

Verb

copy down (third-person singular simple present copies down, present participle copying down, simple past and past participle copied down)

  1. To copy something written, drawn, spoken (e.g. on a whiteboard) onto a sheet of paper, notebook etc.

Forms of copy down

third-person singular presentcopies down
present participlecopying down
past participlecopied down
pastcopied down

Questions about copy down

What does copy down mean?
Copy down means to copy something written, drawn, spoken (e.g. on a whiteboard) onto a sheet of paper, notebook etc.
What part of speech is copy down?
Copy down is a verb.
What is the past tense of copy down?
The past tense of copy down is copied down.

Words near copy down in the dictionary

  1. copy cats
  2. copy constructor
  3. copy constructors
  4. copy desk
  5. copy desks
  6. copy down
  7. copy edit
  8. copy edited
  9. copy editing
  10. copy editor
  11. copy editors

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