cope

cope
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
▪ Sometimes I find it hard to cope.
▪ He coped quite well as manager while still captaining the team.
cope with
▪ She feared she wouldn't be able to cope with two new babies.
▪ Local authorities have to cope with the problems of homelessness.
2.) if a system or machine copes with a particular type or amount of work, it does it
cope with
▪ No system is designed to cope with the floods we have had this year.
▪ My computer can cope with huge amounts of data.
cope 2
cope2 n
[Date: 1200-1300; : Medieval Latin; Origin: capa, from Late Latin cappa; CAP1]
a long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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