Meaning

2 senses

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, informal)To stop behaving immaturely; behave, grow up.

    You'll get in trouble with the boss if you don't cop on.

    повзросле́тьpovzroslétʹ, возмужа́тьvozmužátʹ

    подорослішатиpodoroslišaty

  2. (Ireland, UK, dialectal, informal)To come to understand; twig, cotton on.

Examples

33 sentences

  1. The cops are on their way.

    deDie Polizei ist auf dem Weg.

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  2. Tom called the cops on us.

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  3. I can't call the cops on Tom.

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  4. The cops knocked on the door.

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  5. The cops were on their way.

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Translations

3 languages
Українська
to behave, grow up:
Русский
to behave, grow up:

Forms

cops on, copping on, copped on, copped on
Base formcop on · to cop on
3rd person singularcops on
Present participlecopping on
Past simplecopped on
Past participlecopped on

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycop on
he, she, itcops on

Past simpleLesson

all personscopped on

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave copped on
he, she, ithas copped on

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill cop on

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
coordinatorcootiecopA1copeB2copier
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