cope

  • 31Cope — This article is about religious garments. For other uses, see Cope (disambiguation). Pluviale redirects here. For a period of abundant rainfall, see pluvial. Finely embroidered cope, Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, 15th century. Note the shield… …

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  • 32cope — 01. Our neighbor is having a hard time [coping] with the death of his wife. 02. She simply couldn t [cope] with the stress of working under the new boss, and quit her job. 03. I often wonder how my mother was able to [cope] with four children,… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 33cope — [[t]ko͟ʊp[/t]] ♦♦♦ copes, coping, coped 1) VERB If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully. [V with n/ ing] It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up three children on less than three pounds a week... The problems …

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  • 34cope — cope1 W2S2 [kəup US koup] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: cope [i] to fight, keep fighting without giving up (14 19 centuries), from Old French couper to hit, cut , from coup; COUP] 1.) to succeed in dealing with a difficult problem or situation ▪… …

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  • 35cope — verb ADVERB ▪ admirably, effectively, well ▪ She copes very well under pressure. ▪ adequately (esp. BrE) ▪ Will the prison system cope adequately with the increasing numbers of prisoners? …

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  • 36Cope — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Patronyme Le nom de Cope est porté par plusieurs personnalités (par ordre alphabétique) : Charles West Cope (1811 1890), artiste anglais. Edward… …

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  • 37cope — cope1 copeless, adj. copelessness, n. /kohp/, v., coped, coping. v.i. 1. to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usually fol. by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness. 2. to face and deal with… …

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  • 38cope */*/*/ — UK [kəʊp] / US [koʊp] verb [intransitive] Word forms cope : present tense I/you/we/they cope he/she/it copes present participle coping past tense coped past participle coped a) to deal successfully with a difficult situation or job Considering… …

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  • 39cope — I [[t]koʊp[/t]] v. coped, cop•ing 1) to struggle esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success (usu. fol. by with): I will try to cope with his rudeness[/ex] 2) to face and deal with responsibilities or problems esp. calmly or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40cope — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cāp, from Late Latin cappa head covering Date: 13th century 1. a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment 2. a. something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering) < the dark sky s starry&#8230; …

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