Please Make Copies of This Document - Meaning & Usage

Meaning 1：make copies (Please make copies of this document)

Please make copies of this document 🔊

/pliːz meɪk ˈkɒpiz ʌv ðɪs ˈdɒkjʊmənt/

phrase

A polite request asking someone to duplicate a document, usually using a photocopier or printer.

make copies 🔊

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/meɪk ˈkɒpiz/

phrase

A polite request asking someone to duplicate a document, usually using a photocopier or printer.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

'Copy' from Latin 'copia' (abundance); 'document' from Latin 'documentum' (lesson, proof).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a polite colleague asking you to press the 'Copy' button on a printer.

📖 Example

Before the meeting starts, please make copies of this document for all the attendees. 🔊 Before the meeting starts, make copies of this document for all the attendees.

🔗 Collocations

make copies of a report – duplicate a report

make photocopies – produce copies using a photocopier

make duplicate copies – make exact replicas

🔄 Synonyms

duplicate (verb) – to make an exact copy of something

photocopy (verb) – to reproduce using a photocopier

reproduce (verb) – to create a copy of something

🚫 Antonyms

destroy (verb) – to ruin or eliminate the original

delete (verb) – to remove or erase digital copies

🌱 Derivatives

copyist (noun) – a person who makes copies

copiable (adj) – able to be copied

📖 Cultural Story

This polite request is ubiquitous in offices since the invention of the photocopier in 1959. It reflects a standard workflow for distributing physical materials before meetings.