copy

Naija

Alternative forms

• share 0.70 642, guide 0.67 138, consider 0.64 234, choose 0.61 1099, teach 0.60 1674, expose 0.58 120, download 0.58 144, praise 0.58 576, read 0.57 1737

Etymology

Borrowed from English copy

Pronunciation

• kɔ̀pí

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Frequency

• Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
• Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
• Frequency in raw corpus: 258
• Frequency rank in raw corpus: 1113

The word is used more in written texts than orally.

Noun

copy: no definition -- Definition in Naija?

1. nmod (frequency:15)

   INEC say na copy of collated results from di immediate lower level of collation na im dem go use.  — (bbc__57294, __no translation__)

   Afta im win for 2015, im bin tell one tori pesin for abroad say: I hope you get copy of di election results.  — (bbc__41953, __no translation__)

2. det-nmod (frequency:6)

   Dis latest release no be from me but I get a copy of dat one too.  — (bbc__2018, __no translation__)

   But one copy of di Tintin adventures, Destination Moon wey US astronauts follow sign for am no sell market.  — (bbc__23252, __no translation__)

3. det (frequency:5)

   But di copy, copy too much.  — (JOS_07_Trousers-And-Short-Skirts_DG__189, But the imitation is too much.)

   I want all di result of H.I.V. test wey Eva take.Eva get one copy with am.You no understand.  — (deuber__638, __no translation__)

4. amod-det (frequency:3)

   Di second copy come show with di bow-tie-wearing rabbit, wey di magazine art director Art Paul create.  — (bbc__38163, __no translation__)

   If dem claim say dem serve me, make dem show una copy, afterall anytin wey court serve, dem must get dia own copy, im tok.  — (bbc__5441, __no translation__)

5. acl:relcl-det (frequency:3)

   E go also include di day wey dem born di pikin as e concern any oder evidence like sey na di copy be di copy wey dem don certify for di record for Register of Births.  — (hildrights__798, __no translation__)

   Any register, book or record wey subsection mention, other people no go fit see am and di Chief Magistrate no go make any copy wey dem certify give any body unless sey court make order.  — (hildrights__103, __no translation__)

6. acl:relcl (frequency:2)

   Di Chief Registrar no go make copy wey dem certify give anybody or give any information inside give another person unless na court give di order sey make dem release am.  — (hildrights__803, __no translation__)

   Copy wey dem certify for di Fostered children register, if dem say dem stamp am or put am inside envelop seal am with seal of Chief Registrar, e go be wetin court go take as evidence for everything wey dem write inside.  — (hildrights__797, __no translation__)

Synonymes

• share 0.70 642, guide 0.67 138, consider 0.64 234, choose 0.61 1099, teach 0.60 1674, expose 0.58 120, download 0.58 144, praise 0.58 576, read 0.57 1737

Antonymes

• share 0.70 642, guide 0.67 138, consider 0.64 234, choose 0.61 1099, teach 0.60 1674, expose 0.58 120, download 0.58 144, praise 0.58 576, read 0.57 1737

Translations

• English: no definition

Verb

copy: to cheat in an exam -- Definition in Naija?

1. Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)

   Tunde copy for di exam.  — (Tunde cheated in the exam.)

2. aux-nsubj-obj (frequency:32)

   Make we copy Jesus,  — (jw__22863, __no translation__)

   Atletico don copy Chelsea  — (bbc__17886, __no translation__)

3. obj (frequency:31)

   Copy dis link  — (bbc__26204, __no translation__)

   Copy Jesus Example  — (jw__6108, __no translation__)

4. mark-obj (frequency:19)

   Who Gaius be, and why we need to copy im example?  — (jw__46006, __no translation__)

   One way na to copy how Jehovah take dey do things.  — (jw__38249, __no translation__)

5. nsubj-obj (frequency:6)

   Jesus copy im Father example.  — (jw__19972, __no translation__)

   This is Nigeria: Why Falz copy America rapper Childish Gambino  — (bbc__93701, __no translation__)

6. advcl-obj (frequency:6)

   We dey use hand copy am so that we fit use am for our study.  — (jw__25484, __no translation__)

   How you go take copy Jehovah example when person do wetin vex you?  — (jw__15505, __no translation__)

7. aux-mark-obj (frequency:6)

   And e make dem to fit copy im character.  — (jw__34087, __no translation__)

   Yes we go fit because Jehovah make us to fit dey copy im character.  — (jw__39690, __no translation__)

8. - (frequency:5)

   You know sey we si~, we like copy, copy.  — (NST_cleaned__7509, __no translation__)

   Which one of dem you go like copy, and why?  — (jw__45713, __no translation__)

9. aux-obj (frequency:5)

   Dey copy Jehovah,  — (jw__6947, __no translation__)

   And if we try dey copy im example,  — (jw__1418, __no translation__)

10. mark (frequency:3)

    You know sey we si~, we like copy, copy.  — (WAZK_13_On-Pidgin_DG__81, You know that we si... we like copying.)

    Which person example better pass to copy if we want endure and wetin help am fit do this one?  — (jw__45811, __no translation__)

11. cc-obj (frequency:2)

    That one go make you trust am, learn from am, and copy im better example.  — (jw__22935, __no translation__)

    So, as long as we remain with Jesus and copy e example, we too go get joy.  — (jw__21714, __no translation__)

12. aux-cc-obj (frequency:2)

    As e dey learn to get the “new character,” and dey copy Jesus example, e go dey help am dey mature as Christian.  — (jw__26059, __no translation__)

    I no think say pickin suppose go dis kain events because children dey chook eye put everything well-well and dey copy wetin dem see, if you want make your pickin grow well, you no go do dat kain thing.  — (bbc__3934, __no translation__)

Synonymes

• share 0.70 642, guide 0.67 138, consider 0.64 234, choose 0.61 1099, teach 0.60 1674, expose 0.58 120, download 0.58 144, praise 0.58 576, read 0.57 1737

Antonymes

• share 0.70 642, guide 0.67 138, consider 0.64 234, choose 0.61 1099, teach 0.60 1674, expose 0.58 120, download 0.58 144, praise 0.58 576, read 0.57 1737

Translations

• English: to cheat in an exam