Meaning of "duplicate" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DUPLICATE

From Latin duplicāre to double, from duo two + plicāre to fold.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DUPLICATE

duplicate  [ˈdjuːplɪkɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DUPLICATE

Duplicate is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb duplicate in English.

WHAT DOES DUPLICATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of duplicate in the English dictionary

The first definition of duplicate in the dictionary is copied exactly from an original. Other definition of duplicate is identical. Duplicate is also existing as a pair or in pairs; twofold.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DUPLICATE

PRESENT

Present

I duplicate

you duplicate

he/she/it duplicates

we duplicate

you duplicate

they duplicate

Present continuous

I am duplicating

you are duplicating

he/she/it is duplicating

we are duplicating

you are duplicating

they are duplicating

Present perfect

I have duplicated

you have duplicated

he/she/it has duplicated

we have duplicated

you have duplicated

they have duplicated

Present perfect continuous

I have been duplicating

you have been duplicating

he/she/it has been duplicating

we have been duplicating

you have been duplicating

they have been duplicating

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I duplicated

you duplicated

he/she/it duplicated

we duplicated

you duplicated

they duplicated

Past continuous

I was duplicating

you were duplicating

he/she/it was duplicating

we were duplicating

you were duplicating

they were duplicating

Past perfect

I had duplicated

you had duplicated

he/she/it had duplicated

we had duplicated

you had duplicated

they had duplicated

Past perfect continuous

I had been duplicating

you had been duplicating

he/she/it had been duplicating

we had been duplicating

you had been duplicating

they had been duplicating

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will duplicate

you will duplicate

he/she/it will duplicate

we will duplicate

you will duplicate

they will duplicate

Future continuous

I will be duplicating

you will be duplicating

he/she/it will be duplicating

we will be duplicating

you will be duplicating

they will be duplicating

Future perfect

I will have duplicated

you will have duplicated

he/she/it will have duplicated

we will have duplicated

you will have duplicated

they will have duplicated

Future perfect continuous

I will have been duplicating

you will have been duplicating

he/she/it will have been duplicating

we will have been duplicating

you will have been duplicating

they will have been duplicating

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would duplicate

you would duplicate

he/she/it would duplicate

we would duplicate

you would duplicate

they would duplicate

Conditional continuous

I would be duplicating

you would be duplicating

he/she/it would be duplicating

we would be duplicating

you would be duplicating

they would be duplicating

Conditional perfect

I would have duplicate

you would have duplicate

he/she/it would have duplicate

we would have duplicate

you would have duplicate

they would have duplicate

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been duplicating

you would have been duplicating

he/she/it would have been duplicating

we would have been duplicating

you would have been duplicating

they would have been duplicating

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you duplicate
we let´s duplicate
you duplicate

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to duplicate

Past participle

duplicated

Present Participle

duplicating

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DUPLICATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «duplicate» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of duplicate

carbon copy · clone · copy · corresponding · echo · facsimile · identical · matching · photocopy · repeat · replica · replicate · reproduce · reproduction · twin · twofold · Xerox

TRANSLATION OF DUPLICATE

Find out the translation of duplicate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of duplicate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «duplicate» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 复制
• Translator English - Spanish: duplicar
• English: duplicate
• Translator English - Hindi: नकल
• Translator English - Arabic: مكررة
• Translator English - Russian: дублировать
• Translator English - Portuguese: duplicar
• Translator English - Bengali: নকল
• Translator English - French: répéter
• Translator English - Malay: Pendua
• Translator English - German: wiederholen
• Translator English - Japanese: 再現する
• Translator English - Korean: 다시하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Duplikat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trùng lặp
• Translator English - Tamil: நகல்
• Translator English - Marathi: डुप्लिकेट
• Translator English - Turkish: çift
• Translator English - Italian: rinnovare
• Translator English - Polish: duplikat
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дублювати
• Translator English - Romanian: duplicat
• Translator English - Greek: εις διπλούν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dupliseer
• Translator English - Swedish: duplicera
• Translator English - Norwegian: duplisere

10 QUOTES WITH «DUPLICATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word duplicate.

1

Michael Bergdahl

Wal-Mart's success strategies and tactics are easy to understand yet hard to duplicate.

2

Jan de Bont

In regards to The Haunting, people compared it to the old movie, which is unfair. We didn't have the rights to the movie. I couldn't duplicate a single thing because that would have been legal infringement.

3

Noam Chomsky

There's plenty to criticize about the mass media, but they are the source of regular information about a wide range of topics. You can't duplicate that on blogs.

4

Robert Conrad

You name it, we had it. It won't happen again. You're not going to duplicate this show.

5

Stewart Copeland

I'd rather duplicate it myself. Another of our favourite techniques.

6

Jacques Yves Cousteau

No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.

7

Raymond E. Feist

Also, it's risky to try to duplicate earlier success. Magician had a certain charm to it, mostly due to my choice of lead characters, that I would be hard put to duplicate.

8

Keri Hilson

I've learned to duplicate my beauty regimen from drug store products.

9

David Horowitz

Conservatives, please. Let's not duplicate the manias of the Left as we figure out how to deal with Mr. Obama. He is not exactly the anti-Christ, although a disturbing number of people on the Right are convinced he is.

10

Tamala Jones

I can go into a restaurant; I might have to go a few times, taste something, love it and figure out exactly what is in there, and go home and duplicate it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUPLICATE»

Discover the use of duplicate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to duplicate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

An Introduction to Duplicate Detection

With the ever increasing volume of data, data quality problems abound.

Felix Naumann, Melanie Herschel, 2010

Duplicate Bridge

The novice and eager-to-learn player will find this book an indispensable guide, and the more seasoned tournament will find this an invaluable source of tips and pointers on bidding and playing.

Alfred Sheinwold, 1954

Easy-to-Duplicate Floral Borders: 54 Copyright-Free Designs

Bold, high-contrast graphics feature a wide range of flower, leaf and vine combinations. 42 full-page and 12 half-page border designs depict tulips, dogwood, English ivy, roses, oak leaves and acorns, carnations, chrysanthemums, pine ...

Mack Fraga, 1991

Easy-to-Duplicate Tag and Garage Sale Announcements

48 reusable sale announcement formats, complete with headings such as "Garage Sale," "Bake Sale," "Sidewalk Sale," "Church Bazaar," etc.

Mack Fraga, 1990

Duplicate This!: Showing Your Friends How to Live Like Jesus

Showing Your Friends How to Live Like Jesus Andy Braner. Cover design by Gearbox 08 09 10 11 1220 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 76 54 3 2 1 CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page ON YOUR MARK...: A SHORT.

Andy Braner, 2009

Duplicate Effort

When a journalist working with him is murdered and his daughter Talia goes missing, Retrieval Artist Miles Flint, on a mission to destroy a corrupt law firm, discovers that Talia's quest to find her other five clones and his search for a ...

Kristine Kathryn Rusch, 2009

Combating Terrorism: Need to Eliminate Duplicate Federal ...

Local emergency responders such as firefighters and haz. materials, law enforce., and emerg. med. personnel will be the first to respond to terrorist incidents.

Norman J. Rabkin, 2000

Easy-to-Duplicate Fax Forms

Give eye-catching flair to your fax messages with 24 professionally rendered fax forms. "Fax Memo," "Fax-o-Matic," "Aero Fax," many more. Duplicate on any standard copier.

Leslie Cabarga, 1992

Easy-to-Duplicate Celtic Borders: 55 Copyright-Free Forms

Add Celtic flair to any graphic project. 41 full-page borders feature sinuous interlacements, plant and animal forms, mythological creatures, and more; 14 borders repeated in half-page size.

Mallory Pearce, 1993

Duplicate Keys

Jane Smiley. "I saw, but—” Susan lifted up the cushions of the orange chairs. As clean as new. “It's not rational to want to live here. Besides I want to be with you.” “Now I have to be rational?” “No, but—” “It is rational to live here. That's exactly ...

Jane Smiley, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUPLICATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term duplicate is used in the context of the following news items.

Richmond Hill Trial: Expert says he couldn't duplicate explosion 'not …

"You don't think, no matter how much you know about gasoline and gas, that you could duplicate it here?" Shircliff asked? "There are so many ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Jul 15»

CLUB - Streator Duplicate Bridge Club

The results from the June 22 Streator Duplicate Bridge club are: first place, Rosemary Washko and Jean Drendel; second place, Brenda ... «The Times, Jul 15»

I-Team: State issues thousands of duplicate license plates

Maybe not. The CBS 13 On Your Side I-Team discovers the state has issued thousands of duplicate plate numbers, causing a lot of confusion. «WGME, Jul 15»

Duplicate bridge winners announced

Duplicate Bridge winners for Tuesday evening, June 23, at the George Coon Public Library in downtown Princeton were Jim Miller and Claire ... «Princeton Times Leader, Jul 15»

Hilldale Duplicate Bridge Club

The Hilldale Duplicate Bridge Club hosts an ACBL-Sanctioned-open game at 6:15 p.m. Tuesdays at the Hilldale United Methodist Church, ... «Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, Jul 15»

Cross, Tredennick first in Duplicate Bridge Club play

ELLWOOD CITY -- Five tables were in play when the Monday Night Duplicate Bridge Club met July 6 at the Masonic hall. Herman Feldman of ... «Ellwood City Ledger, Jul 15»

Students build knuckleball pitching machine, still unable to duplicate …

The knuckleball is one of the many things that make baseball so wonderfully unique. Knuckleballs are, by design, completely unpredictable. «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Answer Man: No Golden Corral? Duplicate fireworks?

Today's batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: So, is Golden Corral coming or not? Can you give us ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»

Steps to get duplicate investment documents

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Free duplicate file detector

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