How do you use the word "cope" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "cope" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "cope": You have to cope with those difficult problems. School systems have to cope with changing numbers of pupils.

Cope Meaning

/ˈkəʊp/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.

verbTo cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.

Sentence Examples

You have to cope with those difficult problems.

School systems have to cope with changing numbers of pupils.

We didn't know how we would cope once the money had gone.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

deal header manage

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

She learned to ____ with the stress of her new job.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

You have to ____ with those difficult problems.

Word Origin & History

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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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." — 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:

"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.”" — 2017 May 10, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, quoting Phyllida Barlow, “Phyllida Barlow: I couldn't have coped if fame had come 20 years ago”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

"From transport to zoos: how UK services coped in the sweltering heat [title]" — 2022 July 18, Jamie Grierson, “From transport to zoos: how UK services coped in the sweltering heat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

"the beak and talons should be closely coped" — 1856, John Henry Walsh, Manual of British Rural Sports:

"There was some public grousing about the number of white supremacists attempting to recruit, however; some incels argued that white supremacy was just another "cope"–just another self-deluding attempt to cover over the grim truth of the blackpill." — 2019, Talia Lavin, Culture Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy, unnumbered page:

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