Meaning

7 senses
  1. (slang)A coping mechanism or self-delusion one clings to in order to endure a hopeless situation.

  2. (derogatory)A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

    Pluviale, Prozessionsmantel

    a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

  3. (derogatory)Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.

  4. (derogatory, literary)The vault or canopy of the skies, heavens etc.

  5. (derogatory)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.

  6. (derogatory)The top part of a sand casting mold.

  7. (derogatory)An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.

Examples

188 sentences
  1. No one can cope with him.

    Ніхто не може впоратися з ним. — deniko

    ruНикто не может справиться с ним. — fjay69

    deNiemand kommt mit ihm zurecht. — Zaghawa

  2. She is unable to cope with stress.

    Вона не може вправитися зі стресом. — deniko

    ruОна не может справиться со стрессом. — odexed

  3. I may not be able to cope with those problems.

    Можливо, я не зможу справитися з цими проблемами. — deniko

    ruМожет, я не могу справиться с этими проблемами. — Hellerick

  4. I can't cope with the stress.

    Я не вмію долати стрес. — deniko

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  5. He can cope with the problems.

    ruОн может справиться с проблемами. — odexed

Translations

7 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ceremonial cloak:

Origin

From Middle English coupen, from Old French coper, couper (“to strike, to cut”). The noun

From Middle English coupen, from Old French coper, couper (“to strike, to cut”). The noun use went mainstream around 2020.

From Middle English cope, from Medieval Latin cāpa (“cape”) Doublet of cap, cape, and chape.

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Forms

plural: copes
Singularcope
Pluralcopes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall:headercoping

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cope — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto