To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
I thought I would never be able to cope with life after the amputation, but I have learned how to be happy again.
To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
To bargain for; to buy.
To exchange or barter.
To make return for; to requite; to repay.
To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
To cause to stay together.
To stay together.