copy that

interjection

Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message; understood, got it.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. colloquialbroadcastingUsed to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message; understood, got it.

    Lamin: "Please, listen to me carefully. We are not proceeding – the ship to go to Malta. But the situation is very bad. […] We are 19 women, 12 children. Please help us." AFM: "Copy that, sir."

    2021 March 26, Dialika Neufeld, “Three Teenage Refugees on Trial in Malta”, in Der Spiegel, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2022

    Synonyms: roger that

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message; understood, got it.

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Translations

Indonesian dimengerti, dikopi
  • dimengertiTranslations
  • dikopiTranslations
Spanish copiado
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Cite this entry
APA

copy that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20that

MLA

“copy that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20that. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “copy that,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/copy%20that.

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