cope — to deal successfully with a difficult situation
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to deal successfully with a difficult situation
Pronunciation (IPA): /koʊp/
Korean meaning: 어려운 상황을 성공적으로 처리하다, 대처하다
Korean pronunciation: 코프 (강세: 코프)
Example Sentences
- My grandmother can cope with technology better than most teenagers.
- I can barely cope with Monday mornings, let alone Monday meetings.
- Students need to learn how to cope with exam pressure.
cope
VERB//koʊp//
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
💡 Concept
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
🎵 Rhyme
Hold onto hope while gripping the rope to cope!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/koʊp/
🇬🇧 UK/kəʊp/
🌳Etymology
Rootcope
Origin
14세기 프랑스어 'couper(자르다, 치다)'에서 유래. 원래는 '맞서 싸우다'라는 의미였으나, 시간이 지나면서 '어려운 상황에 맞서다'는 현재의 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
hoperopeslopescope
hope
rope
slope
scope
🔗Collocations
cope with stress
cope with pressure
cope with change
cope with problems
cope alone
unable to cope
cope effectively
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My grandmother can cope with technology better than most teenagers.”
😄 Fun example
“I can barely cope with Monday mornings, let alone Monday meetings.”
“Students need to learn how to cope with exam pressure.”
“She couldn't cope with the workload and decided to quit.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
handlemanagedeal withenduresurvive
Antonyms
succumbsurrendercollapse
Related
adaptovercomeresilienceendurance
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