copy
noun
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original.
had copied
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past perfectof copy.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It did not, however, eliminate the possibility that Tampa Bay potters had copied northern designs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
That “was an important contribution,” Hayes-Bautista said, and it was in striking contrast to the English law that original American laws had copied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Alexandra Parfitt, 46, a biostatistician, was disappointed to discover her 9-year-old daughter had copied and pasted an internet description of a “Peanuts” cartoon character into a school presentation on Google Slides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Manjoo had copied the odd image from somewhere else on the internet and added the comment: “We should honor these men, look what war has done to their hands.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2024
In a class of geniuses, I had copied from the guy who got it wrong on purpose.
From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman
