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cope1
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- pronunciation:
- kop
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
copes, coping, coped |
| definition 1: |
to contend or struggle, esp. with some success (often fol. by "with").
How do you cope with the stress of this job?- synonyms:
- contend, deal, get along, handle, make do, manage, struggle
- similar words:
- fight, grapple, hack, shift, survive, wrestle
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| definition 2: |
to deal with problems and responsibilities, esp. in a calm or rational way.
After his wife died he just couldn't cope anymore.- synonyms:
- function, manage
- similar words:
- hack, hold one's own, make do, make the grade, rise to the occasion, subsist
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| related words: |
meet, withstand |
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