cope

See also copé, and copë

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəʊp/
• Rhymes: -əʊp

Etymology 1

From Middle English coupen, from Old French couper (“to strike" or "to cut”)

Verb

cope (third-person singular simple present copes, present participle coping, simple past and past participle coped)

1. To deal effectively with something difficult.

   I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again.

2. To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
3. To clip the beak or talons of a bird.

Synonyms

• (to deal effectively with): handle, manage, withstand

Translations

To deal effectively with something difficult

Bulgarian: справям се (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 對付 (zh), 对付 (zh) (duìfu) Dutch: mee omgaan (nl) Finnish: selvitä (fi), selviytyä (fi), kestää (fi) French: se débrouiller (fr), faire face (fr) (à) German: schaffen (de), (mit etwas) zurechtkommen (de) Hungarian: megbirkózik (hu)

Japanese: 対処する (ja) (たいしょする, taisho-suru) Romanian: înfrunta (ro), împăca (ro), confrunta (ro) Russian: справляться (ru) (spravlját'sja) impf., справиться (ru) (správit'sja) pf. (+ с (s) + instrumental case) Serbo-Croatian: nositi se (sh), izaći na kraj (s nečim) (sh) Spanish: afrontar (es) Welsh: ymdopi (cy)

To form a joint

To clip a bird

Etymology 2

From Latin capa (“cape”)

Noun

cope (plural copes)

1. A long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.
2. Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle
3. (construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry, or stone and sloped to carry off water.
4. (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.

Translations

ceremonial cloak

Bulgarian: филон (bg) m. French: chape (fr) f.

Icelandic: kápa (is) f., biskupskápa (is) f.

any covering

French: chape (fr) f.

a wall or roof coping

top part of a sand casting mold

French: chape (fr) f.

Verb

cope (third-person singular simple present copes, present participle coping, simple past and past participle coped)

1. To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.

   I wanted to become a finish carpenter, but I just couldn't cope.

Translations

To cover (a joint or structure) with coping

Anagrams

• CEOP
• OPEC

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Old French

Etymology

Late Latin cuppa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɔpə/

Noun

cope f. (oblique plural copes, nominative singular cope, nominative plural copes)

1. cup (vessel from which liquid is drunk)

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Spanish

Verb

cope (infinitive copar)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of copar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of copar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of copar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of copar.