jäljitellä — meaning in English

English meaning

• copy noun A duplicate of something original.
• emulate verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
• trace noun A small mark, sign, or amount left behind that shows something existed or happened.

Senses

jäljitellä is used for these senses in English:

• copy (transitive) To imitate.
• emulate To copy or imitate, especially a person.
• follow suit (idiomatic) To follow an example; to imitate or copy the actions of another.
• trace (transitive, obsolete) To copy; to imitate.

copy — full definition

1. noun A duplicate of something original.
2. noun Written text intended for publication or advertising.
3. verb To make a duplicate of something, or to imitate it.

emulate — full definition

1. verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
2. verb Of a computer program or device: to reproduce the function of another system.

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