| query | If you c___ with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully. It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up eight children. The problems were an annoyance, but we managed to cope. |
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| word | cope |
| full-definition | verb If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully. It was amazing how my mother coped with bringing up eight children. The problems were an annoyance, but we managed to cope. If you have to cope with an unpleasant situation, you have to accept it or bear it. Never before has the industry had to cope with war and recession at the same time. She has had to cope with losing all her previous status and money. If a machine or a system can cope with something, it is large enough or complex enough to deal with it satisfactorily. New blades have been designed to cope with the effects of dead insects. The hospitals do not have enough money to cope with the numbers of patients. The banks were swamped by compensation claims and were unable to cope . noun A cope is a long sleeveless piece of clothing worn by some Christian priests on special occasions . |
| inflections | copescopingcoped |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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