cope
To deal effectively with something, especially if difficultTo deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
» No one can cope with him.
Niemand kommt mit ihm zurecht. — Zaghawa
Никто не может справиться с ним. — fjay69
Ніхто не може впоратися з ним. — deniko
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12 senses(intransitive)To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
schaffen, (mit etwas) zurechtkommen, klarkommen
справля́тьсяspravljátʹsja, спра́виться сsprávitʹsja s
впо́ратисяvpóratysja
To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
(derogatory, transitive)To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
(derogatory, intransitive)To form a cope or arch; to arch or bend; to bow.
(derogatory, obsolete)To bargain for; to buy.
(derogatory, obsolete)To exchange or barter.
(derogatory, obsolete)To make return for; to requite; to repay.
(derogatory, obsolete)To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
(derogatory, obsolete)To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
(derogatory, dialectal, obsolete)To tie or sew up the mouth of a ferret used for hunting rabbits.
(derogatory, figuratively, obsolete)To silence or prevent from speaking.
- succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
Examples
188 sentencesNo 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
She is unable to cope with stress.
Вона не може вправитися зі стресом. — deniko
ruОна не может справиться со стрессом. — odexed
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
I can't cope with the stress.
Я не вмію долати стрес. — deniko
He can cope with the problems.
ruОн может справиться с проблемами. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English coupen, from Old French coper, couper (“to strike, to cut”). The nounFrom 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.
From Middle English copen, borrowed from Middle Dutch copen. Cognate with Dutch kopen, German kaufen.
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Forms
copes, coping, coped, copedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.