Cope Definition

kōp
coped, copes, coping
verb
coped, copes, coping
To cover or dress in a cope.
American Heritage
To fight or contend (with) successfully or on equal terms.
Webster's New World
To meet, as in a contest; encounter.
Webster's New World
To contend with difficulties and act to overcome them.
American Heritage
To deal with problems, troubles, etc.
Webster's New World
noun
copes
A large, capelike vestment worn by priests at certain ceremonies.
Webster's New World
A covering resembling a cloak or mantle.
American Heritage
Anything regarded as covering like a cope, as a vault or the sky.
Webster's New World
A coping.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cope

Noun

Singular:
cope
Plural:
copes

Origin of Cope

  • Middle English copen, coupen to strike from Old French couper from Vulgar Latin colpāre from Late Latin colpus blow coup

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English cope from Old English -cāp from Medieval Latin cāpa cloak from Late Latin cappa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English coupen, from Old French couper (“to strike" or "to cut”)

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin capa (“cape”)

    From Wiktionary

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