/ kəʊp; NAmE koʊp/ verb , noun
■ verb
[ v ] cope (with sth) to deal successfully with sth difficult
SYN manage :
I got to the stage where I wasn't coping any more.
He wasn't able to cope with the stresses and strains of the job.
Desert plants are adapted to cope with extreme heat.
■ noun
a long loose piece of clothing worn by priests on special occasions
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WORD ORIGIN
verb Middle English (in the sense meet in battle, come to blows ): from Old French coper , colper , from cop , colp a blow, via Latin from Greek kolaphos blow with the fist.
noun Middle English (denoting a long outdoor cloak): from medieval Latin capa , variant of late Latin cappa (see cap and cape short cloak ).