Meaning & use
coped
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Dealt effectively with a difficult situation or emotion.
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She coped remarkably well with the loss of her job.
He coped with the stress of finals by going for long runs.
A note on using this word
From Old French "couper," meaning "to strike," originally meaning "to come to blows with," before evolving to mean successfully handling a challenge.
Words with a similar meaning
managedhandled
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Words with an opposite meaning
struggledfloundered
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