cope

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verb (1)

ˈkōp

coped; coping

intransitive verb

: to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties

—often used with with

learning to cope with the demands of her schedule

: to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success

—used with with

archaic : meet, encounter

obsolete : strike, fight

transitive verb

obsolete : to meet in combat

obsolete : to come in contact with

obsolete : match

cope

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noun

: a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment

The priest wore a cope for the benediction.

: something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering)

… the dark sky's starry cope …

P. B. Shelley

: coping

cope

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verb (2)

coped; coping

transitive verb

: to cover or furnish with a cope

cope

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verb (3)

coped; coping

transitive verb

: to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member

: notch

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1)

Middle English copen, coupen, from Anglo-French couper to strike, cut, from cop, colp blow, from Late Latin colpus, alteration of Latin colaphus, from Greek kolaphos buffet

Noun and Verb (2)

Middle English, from Old English -cāp, from Late Latin cappa head covering

Verb (3)

probably from French couper to cut

First Known Use

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (3)

circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	copes
释义	cope 1 of 4 verb (1) ˈkōp coped; coping intransitive verb 1 a : to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties —often used with with learning to cope with the demands of her schedule b : to maintain a contest or combat usually on even terms or with success —used with with 2 archaic : meet, encounter 3 obsolete : strike, fight transitive verb 1 obsolete : to meet in combat 2 obsolete : to come in contact with 3 obsolete : match cope 2 of 4 noun 1 : a long enveloping ecclesiastical vestment The priest wore a cope for the benediction. 2 a : something resembling a cope (as by concealing or covering) … the dark sky's starry cope … P. B. Shelley b : coping cope 3 of 4 verb (2) coped; coping transitive verb : to cover or furnish with a cope cope 4 of 4 verb (3) coped; coping transitive verb 1 : to shape (a structural member) to fit a coping or conform to the shape of another member 2 : notch Synonyms Verb (1) do fare get along get by get on make out manage shift Noun blanket cloak cover cover-up covering coverture curtain hood mantle mask pall penumbra robe shroud veil wraps See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night Word History Etymology Verb (1) Middle English copen, coupen, from Anglo-French couper to strike, cut, from cop, colp blow, from Late Latin colpus, alteration of Latin colaphus, from Greek kolaphos buffet Noun and Verb (2) Middle English, from Old English -cāp, from Late Latin cappa head covering Verb (3) probably from French couper to cut First Known Use Verb (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 3 Noun 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb (3) circa 1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition cope verb ˈkōp coped; coping : to deal with and try to find solutions for problems Medical Definition cope 1 of 2 intransitive verb ˈkōp coped; coping : to deal with and attempt to overcome problems and difficulties —usually used with with helping children cope with grief COPE 2 of 2 abbreviation chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema copes 1 of 2 noun plural of cope as in shrouds something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance shrouds cloaks veils blankets wraps masks covers palls robes hoods curtains mantles coverings covertures penumbrae shields screens camouflages faces cover-ups disguises blinds penumbras facades fig leaves fig leafs varnishes glosses concealers Trojan horses façades Potemkin villages veneers copes 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of cope as in survives to meet one's day-to-day needs a young man learning to cope on his own at college Synonyms & Similar Words survives manages does fares shifts affords gets along makes out makes do gets by gets on scrounges contrives fends for oneself makes shift makes ends meet lasts carries on squeezes wrings ekes out wrests swings scrapes (by or through) scrapes (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms fails collapses flounders falls short fizzles declines slumps wanes peters (out) gives up See More
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cope

verb (1)

noun

verb (2)

verb (3)

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