COPE WITH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cope with mean? 

• COPE WITH (verb)
  The verb COPE WITH has 1 sense:

1. satisfy or fulfill

  Familiarity information: COPE WITH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COPE WITH (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Satisfy or fulfill

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

cope with; match; meet

Context examples:

meet a need / this job doesn't match my dreams

Hypernyms (to "cope with" is one way to...):

contend; cope; deal; get by; grapple; make do; make out; manage (come to terms or deal successfully with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something