coping

[US]/'kəʊpɪŋ/
[UK]/'kopɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. top; cover; upper limit
v. dealing with; handling; managing.

Phrases & Collocations

coping mechanism

coping skills

coping with

coping strategy

Example Sentences

a sloping stone coping oversailing a gutter.

a coping stone; a paving stone.

coping with child rearing and a full-time job.

coping with difficult emotions

Real-world Examples

Obviously, we could use some coping strategies.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

But only I know now how we are coping now.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

China has a good track record in coping with urbanization.

Source: People in the Know

How are you coping with it right now?

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

You did. It's like a weird coping mechanism.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

We know many of you are too, so we're going to tell you how we're coping.

Source: Grandparents' Vocabulary Lesson

They were coping. They'd acclimatized. They were doing well.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American April 2022 Collection

With help, people who are brainwashed can unlearn this coping mechanism.

Source: VOA Special August 2019 Collection

It's just a coping mechanism. It's gonna pass.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

You know, the doctors all say it's a coping mechanism.

Source: Stranger Things Season 1

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