To contend or strive, especially on even terms or with success: coping with child rearing and a full-time job.
To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them: “Facing unprecedented problems, the Federal Reserve of the early 1930s couldn't cope”(Robert J. Samuelson).
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copˈer noun
(kōp)
noun
A long ecclesiastical vestment worn over an alb or surplice.