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cope

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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Plain form
cope

Third-person singular
copes

Past tense
coped

Past participle
coped

Present participle
coping

  1. (intransitive) If you cope with a problem, you do things so that the problem does not stop you.
    She went to a special school and learned the skills needed to cope with her learning differences.
    My friends have had a great impact on my ability to cope with this illness.
    At work, some people are better at coping with change than other people.
    Our phone system can't cope with all the calls we're receiving.