copy
noun
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original.
am copying
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present progressiveof copy (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am copying the letters as fast and as well as I can, and will use my utmost endeavor to have them done that justice to they merit.
From Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work by John Ruskin
I am copying the diary to publish in Harper's Magazine, if I have time to fix it up properly when I get to San Francisco.
From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1835-1866) by Albert Bigelow Paine
In one of his letters, dated 1799, Constable refers to "a sweet little picture by Jacob Ruysdael I am copying."
From Constable by C. Lewis (Charles Lewis) Hind
I know that what I am copying into that book will be of use to me in manhood, because men use these forms.
From From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services by William M. (William Makepeace) Thayer
"I am copying what I see through this magnifying glass written on the window pane in the photograph," said the Tracer calmly.
From The Tracer of Lost Persons by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
