copy down/out

verb

copied down/out; copying down/out; copies down/out
: to write down (words that one is hearing or reading)
Are you copying all of this down?
I copied out the equations on a piece of paper.

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“Copy down/out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copy%20down%2Fout. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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