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I love to take risks and see how I cope with the situation.
Hiam Abbass

Meaning of "cope" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COPE

From Old French coper to strike, cut, from coup blow.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COPE

cope  [kəʊp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cope is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cope in English.

WHAT DOES COPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

cope

Cope

The cope is a liturgical vestment, more precisely a long mantle or cloak, open in front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour. A cope may be worn by any rank of the clergy, and also by lay ministers in certain circumstances. If worn by a bishop, it is generally accompanied by a mitre. The clasp, which is often highly ornamented, is called a morse. In art, angels are often shown wearing copes, especially in Early Netherlandish painting.

Definition of cope in the English dictionary

The first definition of cope in the dictionary is foll by with to contend. Other definition of cope is to deal successfully with or handle a situation; manage. Cope is also to deal with.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COPE

PRESENT

Present
I cope
you cope
he/she/it copes
we cope
you cope
they cope
Present continuous
I am coping
you are coping
he/she/it is coping
we are coping
you are coping
they are coping
Present perfect
I have coped
you have coped
he/she/it has coped
we have coped
you have coped
they have coped
Present perfect continuous
I have been coping
you have been coping
he/she/it has been coping
we have been coping
you have been coping
they have been coping
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 coped
you coped
he/she/it coped
we coped
you coped
they coped
Past continuous
I was coping
you were coping
he/she/it was coping
we were coping
you were coping
they were coping
Past perfect
I had coped
you had coped
he/she/it had coped
we had coped
you had coped
they had coped
Past perfect continuous
I had been coping
you had been coping
he/she/it had been coping
we had been coping
you had been coping
they had been coping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cope
you will cope
he/she/it will cope
we will cope
you will cope
they will cope
Future continuous
I will be coping
you will be coping
he/she/it will be coping
we will be coping
you will be coping
they will be coping
Future perfect
I will have coped
you will have coped
he/she/it will have coped
we will have coped
you will have coped
they will have coped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been coping
you will have been coping
he/she/it will have been coping
we will have been coping
you will have been coping
they will have been coping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cope
you would cope
he/she/it would cope
we would cope
you would cope
they would cope
Conditional continuous
I would be coping
you would be coping
he/she/it would be coping
we would be coping
you would be coping
they would be coping
Conditional perfect
I would have cope
you would have cope
he/she/it would have cope
we would have cope
you would have cope
they would have cope
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been coping
you would have been coping
he/she/it would have been coping
we would have been coping
you would have been coping
they would have been coping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cope
we let´s cope
you cope
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cope
Past participle
coped
Present Participle
coping
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPE


antelope
ˈæntɪˌləʊp
dope
dəʊp
envelope
ˈɛnvəˌləʊp
grope
ɡrəʊp
hope
həʊp
horoscope
ˈhɒrəˌskəʊp
isotope
ˈaɪsəˌtəʊp
kaleidoscope
kəˈlaɪdəˌskəʊp
microscope
ˈmaɪkrəˌskəʊp
nope
nəʊp
ope
əʊp
oscilloscope
ɒˈsɪləˌskəʊp
pope
pəʊp
rope
rəʊp
scope
skəʊp
slope
sləʊp
soap
səʊp
taupe
təʊp
telescope
ˈtɛlɪˌskəʊp
tope
təʊp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPE

copatriot
copatron
copay
copayment
COPD
copeck
copemate
copen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen blue
Copenhagen interpretation
copepod
coper
Copernican
Copernican system
copernicium
Copernicus
copesetic
copesettic
copestone

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPE

Central Europe
Eastern Europe
electron microscope
epitope
Europe
Good Hope
gyroscope
Hubble space telescope
not a hope
Penelope
pyrope
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
stanhope
stethoscope
the rope
tightrope
trope
wire rope
zoetrope

Synonyms and antonyms of cope in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COPE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cope» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cope

Translation of «cope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPE

Find out the translation of cope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

应付
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobrellevar
570 millions of speakers

English

cope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَتَغَلَّبُ عَلَى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

справляться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aguentar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামলাতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surmonter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengatasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zurechtkommen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うまく対処する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대처하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngrampungake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đối phó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமாளிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुंजणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başa çıkmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

far fronte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poradzić sobie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

долати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a face față
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιμετωπίζω επιτυχώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hanteer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klara av
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klare brasene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cope

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPE»

The term «cope» is very widely used and occupies the 11.923 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cope» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cope» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cope

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10 QUOTES WITH «COPE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cope.
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Hiam Abbass
I love to take risks and see how I cope with the situation.
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Bhumibol Adulyadej
Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible.
3
Zeresenay Alemseged
At age three, if you have a still-growing brain, it's a human behavior. In chimps, by age three, the brain is formed over 90 percent. That's why they can cope with their environment very easily after birth - faster than us, anyway. But in humans, we continue to grow our brains. That's why we need care from our parents.
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Cristela Alonzo
My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to cope with my mom's death.
5
Alan Bates
People ask, how do you cope, and all I can say is that you do.
6
Crystal Bowersox
Writing for me is definitely a form of ventilation - a way for me to cope and deal with emotions. I think it is for any writer.
7
John Burns
Individual effort is almost relatively impossible to cope with the big problem of poverty as we see it.
8
Kate Bush
School was a very cruel environment, and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt, and I learnt to cope with it.
9
Caleb Carr
Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.
10
John Cassavetes
I won't call my work entertainment. It's exploring. It's asking questions of people, constantly. 'How much do you feel? How much do you know? Are you aware of this? Can you cope with this?' A good movie will ask you questions you don't already know the answers to. Why would I want to make a film about something I already understand?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPE»

Discover the use of cope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Aunt Erma's Cope Book: How To Get From Monday To Friday . . ...
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
Erma Bombeck, 2013
2
Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way
The creator of the nationally recognized Sandcastles Divorce Therapy Program presents a thorough, practical guide to help children deal with divorce, including suggestions about how parents should communicate with their children about their ...
M. Gary Neuman, Patricia Romanowski, 1999
3
Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen
This famous text is much beloved by medical students and physicians-in-training throughout the English-speaking world, as its many editions indicate.
William Silen, Zachary Cope, 2005
4
Under the Cope of Heaven : Religion, Society, and Politics ...
A perennial backlist title first published in 1986, this updated edition includes a new preface on research in the field on African Americans, Indians, women, the Great Awakening, and Atlantic history and how these impact her ...
Patricia U. Bonomi Professor of History New York University (Emerita), 2003
5
Helping Children Cope with Separation and Loss
Advice for parents and professionals. Covers death, divorce, illness, and other challenges.
Claudia Jewett Jarratt, 1994
6
How to Cope with Immigration: A Mental Health Approach
This book is a must-have for anyone wishing to immigrate to a new place. Author Adriaan DuPlessis grew up in Phlaborwa, South Africa, but now lives in Darwin, Australia.
Adriaan Du Plessis, 2010
7
Literacies
An introduction to literacy pedagogy within today's new media environment.
Mary Kalantzis, Bill Cope, 2012
8
Learning by Design
Details as experiment in classroom and curriculum transformation and the professional learning of the teachers who participated in the experiment, which involved practical application of the learning theory outlined in this book to everyday ...
Mary Kalantzis, Bill Cope, 2005
9
Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Parent: A Guide ...
Organized around a timeline of the first year of mourning, this warm yet practical guide will show adults how to help children cope.
Paddy Greenwall Lewis, Jessica G. Lippman, 2004
10
Business Travel: Conferences, Incentive Travel, Exhibitions, ...
"Business Travel is suitable for travel and tourism, leisure, events management and hospitality students at undergraduate, HND/HNC and postgraduate levels.
Rob Davidson, Beulah Cope, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cope is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Numb' Ken Hinkley unsure how he'll cope in coaches' box
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is unsure how he will cope in the coaches' box on Thursday night, having struggled all week to focus on his ... «The Age, Jul 15»
2
Abrahams speech encouraging, but we're watching him with 'hawk …
The Congress of the People (Cope) said on Wednesday that it will be watching the new National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) boss “with hawk ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
3
Helping kids cope with post-divorce move
Summer is often the time families move. Sometimes the new home is just across town. Other times, families move to another city or state. «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
4
We Can't Even Cope With These #SunburnTattoos
#SunburnTattoos are the latest disturbing trend to sweep social media, with users leaving the majority of their skin unprotected while ... «MTV UK, Jul 15»
5
Ben Affleck turns to good friend Matt Damon to help cope with his …
The pair announced the breakdown of their 10-year-marriage last week and Ben, 42, has reached out to his friend of 30 years and fellow actor ... «NZCity, Jul 15»
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Helping kids cope with grief
HILDA'S House is helping kids get in touch with their emotions and understand how to cope when they've lost a loved one. The next ... «The Queensland Times, Jul 15»
7
The Vampire Diaries Season 7, how will Damon cope without Elena?
We've seen The Vampire Diaries' Damon Salvatore at his worst and at his best, but soon we'll see him without his beloved Elena Gilbert. «melty.com, Jul 15»
8
How to Cope with Grief in the Workplace
Instead, he found himself unable to cope at work and wound up resigning. “I told [my colleagues] my mom had died, but I didn't share how it ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
9
UNP writes a complaint to General Secretary of Parliament over …
When News1st made inquiries from the former chairman of cope D.E.W. Gunasekara on the matter, he refused to comment and added that he ... «Newsfirst, Jul 15»
10
Kerry Katona can't cope with husband's partying
Kerry Katona's has had enough of her husband's partying lifestyle and after a series of rows has kicked him out their house. Kerry Katona is fed ... «Contactmusic.com, Jul 15»

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