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- Dictionarycope/kəʊp/
noun
- 1. a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.
verb
- 1. (in building) cover (a joint or structure) with a coping: "a high wall coped with tiles"
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to deal with problems or difficulties, esp. with a degree of success: Inside homes, many residents coped with broken glass and collapsed walls and chimneys. Victims cope with feelings of anxiety, pain, anger, and fear. (Definition of cope from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of cope. cope.
The meaning of COPE is to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties —often used with with. How to use cope in a sentence.
Cope definition: to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with). See examples of COPE used in a sentence.
Definition of cope verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you cope with a problem, task, or difficult situation, you deal with it successfully. She had to cope with losing all her money. American English : cope / ˈkoʊp /
to deal quite successfully with a difficult situation: How do you cope with stress? Fewer examples. He finally admitted that he couldn't cope. I think they coped very well under the circumstances. She coped admirably with a very difficult situation. I don't know how she copes with all those children. I've got too much work and I just can't cope.
1. To contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success: coping with child-rearing and a full-time job. 2. To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them: "Facing unprecedented problems, the Federal Reserve of the early 1930s couldn't cope" (Robert J. Samuelson).
