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# cope

verb (cope, copes, coped, coping)

«cope» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To cope means to deal well with a hard problem or situation, and to keep going. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#m1)
2. To cope with work or a job means to manage to do it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and wellbeing lessons, children learn ways to cope with worry, anger, change or loss: talk to someone, breathe slowly, take a break. In stories a character copes with a disaster or a new school. Phrases: cope with, can't cope, learn to cope, coping skills.

### Examples

- She coped well with moving to a new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x1)
- How do you cope with being nervous before a test? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x2)
- Mum couldn't cope with all the noise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x3)
- The small hospital could not cope with so many patients. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x4)
- Talking to a friend helps me cope when I'm sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x5)
- The bridge could not cope with the heavy trucks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x6)
- We are learning coping skills in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: coped, coping (drop the e). Usually «cope with» something. It is all right to say «I can't cope» and ask for help.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cope» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cope/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cope» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cope.html) on Mova free.