Definitions

cope

[kohp] / koʊp /

VERB

manage, contend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confront endure get by grapple handle suffer survive wrestle

STRONG

buffet deal dispatch encounter face hack struggle tangle tussle weather

WEAK

battle with carry on get a handle on hack it hold one's own live with make go of it make it make out make the grade pit oneself against rise to occasion struggle through

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep refuse retreat surrender yield

Example Sentences

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"If you were voting for the Ballon d'Or, would you choose the best player of the year, or the one who wins the match on Thursday?" the 17-year-old told El Partidazo de COPE.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

“He was a collaborator of mine and helped me a lot,” Francis told COPE.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

The interview was with the Spanish radio network COPE, and was recorded last week at the pope’s residence in Vatican City.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021

"Whenever a pope is ill there is always a breeze or a hurricane about a conclave," he told COPE.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2021

COPE, Captain, mentioned in the account of the assault against Clive by Mr. Fordyce, 14: commander of Force sent to help ex-R�j� of Tanjore, 42: sent to Trichinopoli, 48.

From Rulers of India: Lord Clive by Malleson, George Bruce

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