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cope

/ˈkoʊp/noun, verb1 syllable

Cope means: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available.

Synonyms for cope12

noun, as in brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

verb, as in succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage

also used for cope

hold it together, hack, contrive

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What does cope mean?3

verb

1

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available“We got by on just a gallon of gas”

noun

1

brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

2

a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cope?8

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Cope in a sentence

  • Forests can cope with one year of drought, but not successive ones.Hybrid
  • Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.soliloquist
  • Mummy, who's terrified of mice, had two fears to cope with.Jesse
  • You are going through a difficult emotional time, but you will cope.Guilherme
  • We have to cope with hosts of difficulties.al_ex_an_der
  • The police were able to cope with the crowd.unknown
  • The problem is how we cope with the present difficulties.unknown
  • The doctor knew how to cope with an emergency like this.CM

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Forms of cope

as a noun

plural
copes

as a verb

past tense
coped
present participle
coping
third-person singular
copes
past participle
coped