cope
/ˈkoʊp/ verb B2- To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
- To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
Plural cope · He/she/it copes · Past coped · Past participle coped · -ing form coping
Verb forms
- Base form
- cope
- He/she/it
- copes
- Past
- coped
- Past participle
- coped
- -ing form
- coping
From the library
“I don’t understand,” said Matthew helplessly, wishing that Marilla was at hand to cope with the situation.
Kaa had only just worked his way over the west wall, landing with a wrench that dislodged a coping stone into the ditch.
When Matthew came to think the matter over he decided that a woman was required to cope with the situation.
Of course, when I had left the country there was no one to cope with him.
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