Meaning of "cop" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COP

(Vb) perhaps from obsolete cap to arrest, from Old French caper to seize; sense 1, back formation from copper².

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COP

cop  [kɒp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COP

Cop is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cop in English.

WHAT DOES COP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cop in the English dictionary

The first definition of cop in the dictionary is an arrest. Other definition of cop is an instance of plagiarism. Cop is also to seize or catch.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COP

PRESENT

Present

I cop

you cop

he/she/it cops

we cop

you cop

they cop

Present continuous

I am copping

you are copping

he/she/it is copping

we are copping

you are copping

they are copping

Present perfect

I have copped

you have copped

he/she/it has copped

we have copped

you have copped

they have copped

Present perfect continuous

I have been copping

you have been copping

he/she/it has been copping

we have been copping

you have been copping

they have been copping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I copped

you copped

he/she/it copped

we copped

you copped

they copped

Past continuous

I was copping

you were copping

he/she/it was copping

we were copping

you were copping

they were copping

Past perfect

I had copped

you had copped

he/she/it had copped

we had copped

you had copped

they had copped

Past perfect continuous

I had been copping

you had been copping

he/she/it had been copping

we had been copping

you had been copping

they had been copping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will cop

you will cop

he/she/it will cop

we will cop

you will cop

they will cop

Future continuous

I will be copping

you will be copping

he/she/it will be copping

we will be copping

you will be copping

they will be copping

Future perfect

I will have copped

you will have copped

he/she/it will have copped

we will have copped

you will have copped

they will have copped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been copping

you will have been copping

he/she/it will have been copping

we will have been copping

you will have been copping

they will have been copping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would cop

you would cop

he/she/it would cop

we would cop

you would cop

they would cop

Conditional continuous

I would be copping

you would be copping

he/she/it would be copping

we would be copping

you would be copping

they would be copping

Conditional perfect

I would have cop

you would have cop

he/she/it would have cop

we would have cop

you would have cop

they would have cop

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been copping

you would have been copping

he/she/it would have been copping

we would have been copping

you would have been copping

they would have been copping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you cop
we let´s cop
you cop

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to cop

Past participle

copped

Present Participle

copping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF COP

Find out the translation of cop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of cop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cop» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 警察
• Translator English - Spanish: poli
• English: cop
• Translator English - Hindi: पुलिस वाले
• Translator English - Arabic: شُرْطيّ
• Translator English - Russian: полицейский
• Translator English - Portuguese: policial
• Translator English - Bengali: পুলিশ
• Translator English - French: flic
• Translator English - Malay: Polis
• Translator English - German: Bulle
• Translator English - Japanese: 警官
• Translator English - Korean: 경찰
• Translator English - Javanese: Pulisi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cảnh sát
• Translator English - Tamil: போலீஸ்
• Translator English - Marathi: पोलिस
• Translator English - Turkish: polis
• Translator English - Italian: poliziotto
• Translator English - Polish: glina
• Translator English - Ukrainian: поліцейський
• Translator English - Romanian: polițist
• Translator English - Greek: αστυνομικός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: polisieman
• Translator English - Swedish: snut
• Translator English - Norwegian: snut

10 QUOTES WITH «COP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cop.

1

Abhishek Bachchan

I'm not a model; hence I don't see the reason to have a six-pack abs. I can pull off a tough and rugged look of a cop in 'Dhoom' series without taking my shirt off. Cops don't have to move around without a shirt to flaunt their machismo. What makes the character of a cop stand out is his attitude and not his six-pack abs.

2

Peter Berg

I somewhere along the way became fascinated with exploring characters who are willing to put themselves into violent situations, whether it's football, hockey, boxing, being a cop, being a soldier. There's not a lot of people who are willing to put themselves into those situations.

3

Greg Berlanti

You have to always try to think about them like real people first, and not just heroes. They have to be real characters. As people do more and more superhero stuff, the characters are what distinguish it, just like in cop shows.

4

Steven Bochco

Cop shows are by definition melodramatic; they're larger than life. They create very stark contrasts and conflicts emotionally. They're provocative, assuming they grapple with - to the extent that cop shows are mirrors of the culture.

5

Ryan Coogler

Coming up in the Bay Area and being African American in a city that has a history of complex issues of violent crime, interaction with the police is always intense. That's something you have to learn. My mom taught me at a young age that if ever a cop stops you, you put your hands up and freeze - don't move.

6

Geena Davis

Look at the number of cop shows and lawyer shows and forensics shows... I think there could be room for two quite different examinations of the same political office.

7

Nelson DeMille

G.I. humor is similar to cop humor.

8

Mireille Enos

A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless, faceless plot points, and as an audience we don't feel anything for those people.

9

Erik Estrada

Long time ago, I was going to be a New York cop, then got involved with this girl who was into acting, then got bit by the acting bug myself.

10

Jeff Foxworthy

If your neighbors think you're a detective because a cop always brings you home, you might be a redneck.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COP»

Discover the use of cop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Cop Without a Badge: The Extraordinary Undercover Life of ...

And he doesn't play by the rules. Cop Without A Badge tracks confidential informant Kevin Maher as he helps the NYPD, the FBI, and many other law enforcement agencies solve cases that range from robbery to extortion to homicide.

Charles Kipps, 2009

I Love a Cop, Revised Edition: What Police Families Need to Know

Packed with stories from cops and their significant others, this book explains how to reduce spillover from on-the-job stress and cope with loneliness or worry during extended deployments.

Ellen Kirschman, 2006

Notorious C.O.P.: The Inside Story of the Tupac, Biggie, and ...

The book that both the NYPD and the hip-hop community don’t want you to read, Notorious C.O.P. is the first insider look at the real links between crime and hip-hop and the inefficiencies that have left some of the most widely publicized ...

Derrick Parker, Matt Diehl, 2007

Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District

In Cop in the Hood, Moskos reveals the truths he learned on the midnight shift.

Peter Moskos, 2009

Mafia Cop

Now, here's the powerful story, told in Lou Eppolito's own words, of the bloody Mafia hit that claimed his uncle and cousin...of his middle-of-the-night meeting with "Boss of Bosses" Paul Castellano...of one good cop who survived eight ...

Lou Eppolito, Bob Drury, 2005

101 Reasons Why You Should Not Become a Cop

Through entertaining true-life experiences, 101 Reasons Why You Should Not Become A Cop details the contemporary problems police officers face on a daily basis.

James Richard Warner, 2005

Cop: A True Story

In this brutally honest portrait, Sergeant Michael Middleton--a now-retired veteran of the LAPD--tells the gripping tale of his two decades on some of the America's meanest streets.

Michael Middleton, 2000

Good Cop, Bad Cop: Racial Profiling and Competing Views of ...

"Good Cop, Bad Cop looks at the rise of racial profiling, one of the most important and hotly debated topics in criminal justice, and traces its development from its origins in criminal profiling, through the use of profiles in drug ...

Milton Heumann, Lance Cassak, 2003

Bad Cop: New York's Least Likely Police Officer Tells All

Brimming with great set pieces and amazing characters, this is both a love letter and a send-up of the squad that keeps New York safe - sometimes.

Paul Bacon, 2009

Beat Cop to Top Cop: A Tale of Three Cities

Policy makers and academicians have long embraced the view that the police could do little to affect crime in the long term. John Timoney has devoted his career to dispelling this notion. Beat Cop to Top Cop tells us how.

John F. Timoney, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cop is used in the context of the following news items.

Caught on camera: Dallas cop confronts teen

DALLAS — As a member of the Dallas SWAT team, Terigi Rossi was a regular fixture on the TV show of the same name. But in a confrontation ... «WFAA, Jul 15»

George Osborne to slow pace of welfare cuts in another bad cop …

Bad cop/steady cop. Or, more accurately, austere cop/mildly less austere cop. He did the same thing last parliament. He had promised in 2010 ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»

Veteran cop accused of splashing semen on co-worker

A veteran NYPD sergeant allegedly splashed semen on a civilian employee as she walked down a hallway at One Police Plaza, where they ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

NYPD cop arrested THREE times over past six months finally quits …

It's tough to be a police officer when you're wearing handcuffs. An NYPD cop who has been arrested three times in the past six months, but kept ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

Vic cop out of hospital, lucky to be alive

A gangland link to a constable being shot in the head during a traffic stop has been downplayed as the wounded Victorian officer left hospital. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»

Astoria Police to host 'Coffee with a Cop' conversation

“Coffee with a Cop,” will provide an opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the police department's work in ... «Daily Astorian, Jul 15»

Thailand backpacker murder trial: Cop admits moving young Brit's …

One of the first police officers to arrive at the murder scene of two young Brits brutally murdered on a tropical island moved one of the victims ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Fast Cop program lets teens race cars in Brainerd

In 2003, Fast Cop and the Wednesday Night Street Drags at Brainerd International Raceway began their efforts to keep teenagers safe behind ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»

ConocoPhillips (COP) Shares Cross 5% Yield Mark

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) were yielding ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Roy Halladay Can't Control Speed, Gets Pulled Over by Cop Twice …

The eight-time All-Star let his Twitter followers know on Tuesday afternoon that his perfect driving record finally got a blemish when a cop pulled ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»