cope - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

WordReference.com English Dictionary

cope:

in Spanish | in French | in Italian
English synonyms| in context | images

Listen:

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cope1

▶verb deal effectively with something difficult.

– derivatives
coper noun.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘meet in battle, come to blows’): from OFr. coper, colper, from cop, colp ‘a blow’, via L. from Gk kolaphos ‘a blow with the fist’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cope2

▶noun a long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions. ▶verb (usu. as adj. coped) (in building) cover (a joint or structure) with a coping.

– origin ME: from med. L. capa, var. of late L. cappa (see cap1 and cape1).

'cope' also found in these Oxford entries:

basket case - coping - coppice - coup - deal - fall - hack - handle - horse-coper - ineffectual - juggle - maladjusted - manage - mettle - muddle - plot - rub - top

Forum discussions with the word(s) "cope" in the title:

any phrase for: not being able to cope with the demanding school work?
cope about as well as?
cope as citizens
cope image
Cope on/cope with.
cope with
Cope With
Cope with, Handle with?
cope,handle,deal with,overcome diffirence
Don't cope very well
formal way to say that you can cope with developing countries problems
Help to cope
the pressures of life that (is) much harder to cope with
Why isn't it getting easier to cope without

Look up "cope" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "cope" at dictionary.com

Let Google and FB know that you like WR!

Report an inappropriate ad.