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[kohp] 
verb, coped, cop⋅ing.–verb (used without object)
| 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 responsibilities, problems, or difficulties, esp. successfully or in a calm or adequate manner: After his breakdown he couldn't cope any longer. |
| 3. | Archaic. to come into contact; meet (usually fol. by with). |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | British Informal. to cope with. |
| 5. | Obsolete. to come into contact with; encounter. |
Related forms:
copeless, adjective
cope⋅less⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
1. wrestle, strive, persevere.
1. wrestle, strive, persevere.
cope
2 [kohp] noun, verb, coped, cop⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a long mantle, esp. of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions. |
| 2. | any cloaklike or canopylike covering. |
| 3. | the sky. |
| 4. | a coping. |
| 5. | Metallurgy. the upper half of a flask. Compare drag (def. 31). |
–verb (used with object)
| 6. | to furnish with or as if with a cope or coping. |
cope
3 [kohp] –verb (used with object), coped, cop⋅ing.
| 1. | Building Trades.
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| 2. | Falconry. to clip or dull (the beak or talons of a hawk). |
cope
4 [kohp] –verb (used with object), coped, cop⋅ing. British.
| to barter; trade; exchange. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME copen < LG; cf. MD côpen to buy
1400–50; late ME copen < LG; cf. MD côpen to buy
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| cope 1 (kōp) intr.v. coped, cop·ing, copes
[Middle English copen, coupen, to strike, from Old French couper, from Vulgar Latin *colpāre, from Late Latin colpus, blow; see coup.] cop'er n. |
| cope 2 (kōp) n.
[Middle English cope, from Old English -cāp, from Medieval Latin cāpa, cloak, from Late Latin cappa.] |
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Cope
Cope\ (k[=o]p), n. [A doublet of cape. See Cape, Cap.]1. A covering for the head. [Obs.] --Johnson. 2. Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over a door. "The starry cope of heaven." --Milton. 3. An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form, reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open in front except at the top, where it is united by a band or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other occasions. --Piers plowman. A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes. --Bp. Burnet. 4. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England. 5. (Founding) The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part of a loam mold. --Knight. De Colange.Cope
Cope\, v. i. To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. [Obs.] Some bending down and coping toward the earth. --Holland.Cope
Cope\, v. t. (Falconry) To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). --J. H. Walsh.Cope
Cope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coped (k[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Coping.] [OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob. from D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See Cheap.]1. To exchange or barter. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with. Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation coped withal. --Shak. 3. To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed by with. Host coped with host, dire was the din of war. --Philips. Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens. --Addison.Cope
Cope\, v. t. 1. To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.] 2. To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.] three thousand ducats due unto the Jew, We freely cope your courteous pains withal. --Shak. 3. To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter. I love to cope him in these sullen fits. --Shak. They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle, and struck him down. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : cope
Spanish:
arreglárselas con, poder con, dar abasto,
German:
bewältigen,
Japanese:
対処する
cope (v.)
c.1350, from O.Fr. couper, earlier colper "hit, punch," from colp "a blow" (see coup). Meaning of "come to blows with" evolved 17c. into "handle successfully," perhaps influenced by obs. cope "to traffic" (15c.-17c.), a word in North Sea trade, from the Flem. version of the Gmc. source of Eng. cheap (q.v.).
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Main Entry: cope
Pronunciation: 'kOp
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: coped; cop·ing
: to deal with and attempt toovercome problems and difficulties —usually used with with
Main Entry: COPE
Function: abbreviation
chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema
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cope 1 (kōp)
v. coped, cop·ing, copes
To contend with difficulties with the intent to overcome them.
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cope
liturgical vestment worn by Roman Catholic and some Anglican clergy at non-eucharistic functions. A full-length cloak formed from a semicircular piece of cloth, it is open at the front and is fastened at the breast by hooks or a brooch. It is made of silk or other rich material in various colours. Originally, a hood was attached to the neck, but this was replaced by a shield-shaped piece of material. In the 20th century the hood was restored. The cope was adapted from the cappa choralis ("choir mantle"), a black, hooded vestment worn by clergy in processions and choir services. It is known that the cope was in use by the end of the 8th century as a liturgical vestment, and by the end of the 11th century it was universally adopted.
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