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cope
1[ kohp ]
verb (used without object)
- to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually followed by with ):
The new heating and cooling system can cope with extremes of temperature much better than the old one.
Synonyms: , ,
- to face and deal with responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, especially successfully or in a calm or adequate manner:
After his breakdown he couldn't cope any longer.
- Archaic. to come into contact; meet (usually followed by with ).
verb (used with object)
- British Informal. to cope with.
- Obsolete. to come into contact with; encounter.
cope
2[ kohp ]
noun
- a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- any cloaklike or canopylike covering.
- the sky.
- a coping on a wall.
- Metallurgy. the upper half of a flask. Compare drag ( def 35 ).
verb (used with object)
- to furnish with or as if with a cope or coping.
cope
3[ kohp ]
verb (used with object)
- Building Trades.
- to join (two molded wooden members) by undercutting the end of one of them to the profile of the other so that the joint produced resembles a miter joint (usually followed by in or together ).
- to form (a joint between such members) in this way.
- to undercut the end of (a molded wooden member) in order to form a coped joint.
- to cut away (a flange of a metal member) so that it may be joined to another member at an angle.
- Falconry. to clip or dull (the beak or talons of a hawk).
COPE
1/ əʊ /
acronym for
- Congress of the People: a political party founded in 2008 by dissident members of the ANC
cope
2/ əʊ /
verb
- intrfoll bywith to contend (against)
- intr to deal successfully with or handle a situation; manage
she coped well with the problem
- archaic.tr
- to deal with
- to meet in battle
cope
3/ əʊ /
noun
- a large ceremonial cloak worn at solemn liturgical functions by priests of certain Christian sects
- any covering shaped like a cope
verb
- tr to dress (someone) in a cope
cope
4/ əʊ /
verb
- to provide (a wall) with a coping
- to join (two moulded timber members)
noun
- another name for coping
Other Word Forms
- DZl adjective
- DZl·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cope1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cope1
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Example Sentences
Locked away for life, he’s picked up his old coping mechanism, dissociating by escaping into books, and he’s seething inside.
Mr Taylor also warned that Tawila was struggling to cope with the influx of people fleeing their homes.
Perth Sheriff Court heard that he was struggling to cope with life outside of prison and had stolen the items to have a blow-out prior to his return to jail.
Firms have been accused of paying dividends to shareholders and bonuses to executives, while failing to invest enough money in the water infrastructure to cope with a growing population and more extreme weather.
Many Southeast Asian refugees were brought over as children, and not all got adequate support as they coped with the upheaval, said Laura Urias, program director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center.
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