"cope" meaning in English

See cope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /kəʊp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cope.wav [UK] Forms: cope [canonical], copes [third-person, singular], coped [past], coped [past, participle], coping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|cop|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you cope with a problem, you do things so that the problem does not stop you. Synonyms: deal, handle
    Sense id: simple-cope-en-verb-I~dyFYvH Categories (other): Verbs
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