to copy sth into

  • 1copy — cop|y1 W2S1 [ˈkɔpi US ˈka:pi] n plural copies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: copie, from Latin copia; COPIOUS] 1.) something that is made to be exactly like another thing copy of ▪ She forwarded them a copy of her British passport …

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  • 2copy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 document/work of art ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, faithful, good ▪ cheap, crude, poor ▪ It was not the original painting, but a crude copy …

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  • 3scan something into something — ˌscan sth ˈinto sth | ˌscan sth ˈin derived (computing) to pass light over a picture or document using a ↑scanner in order to copy it and put it in the memory of a computer • Text and pictures can be scanned into the computer. Main entry: ↑scan …

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  • 4directory — di‧rec‧to‧ry [daɪˈrektri, d ] noun directories PLURALFORM [countable] 1. a book or list of names, facts etc, usually arranged in alphabetical order: • I couldn t find your number in the telephone directory. • a new business directory • the …

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  • 5folder — fold‧er [ˈfəʊldə ǁ ˈfoʊldər] noun [countable] 1. a cover for keeping loose papers in, made of card or plastic: • All the correspondence is in this folder. 2. COMPUTING a place in a computer where a group of related file S are stored, usually… …

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  • 6back — back1 W1S1 [bæk] adv ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(return to place)¦ 2¦(as before)¦ 3¦(previous place)¦ 4¦(backwards)¦ 5¦(reply/reaction)¦ 6¦(return something to somebody)¦ 7¦(in the past)¦ 8¦(again)¦ 9 sit/lie/lean back 10¦(away)¦ …

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  • 7send — W1S1 [send] v past tense and past participle sent [sent] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(by post etc)¦ 2¦(radio/computer etc)¦ 3¦(person to place)¦ 4 send (somebody) a message/signal 5 send your love/regards/best wishes etc 6¦(cause to move)¦ 7 send… …

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  • 8cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… …

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  • 9print — 1 /prInt/ verb 1 WORDS BY MACHINE a) (I, T) to produce words, numbers, or pictures on paper, using a machine which puts ink onto the surface: That s what your letter s going to look like when it s printed. | Press this key to print a copy of the… …

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  • 10disk — noun ⇨ See also ↑disc ADJECTIVE ▪ computer ▪ hard ▪ CD ROM, DVD ▪ CD R, CD RW, DVD R …

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