cope

Definition

To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "Chelsea were coping comfortably as Liverpool left Luis Suarez too isolated. Steven Gerrard was also being forced to drop too deep to offer support to the beleaguered Jay Spearing and Jordan Henderson rather than add attacking potency alongside the Uruguayan."
• "Phyllida Barlow, the sculptor representing the UK at the Venice Biennale, has said that while it may have taken the art world decades to pay attention to her work, the timing of her recognition was perfect, adding: “20 years ago, I wouldn’t have coped.”"
• "From transport to zoos: how UK services coped in the sweltering heat [title]"