can cope

Frequency: 8.222.1 per million words

A very common modal verb used to express the ability to handle something.

copeVERB + cope

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can

Examples (10)

  • He's a strong person; I'm sure he can cope with the bad news.
  • Do you think she can cope with the pressure of the new job?
  • With a little help, I believe we can cope well with this challenge.
  • If the workload increases any more, I'm afraid I can't cope.
  • He proved that he could cope with difficult clients.
  • We can cope with the delay, as long as we are informed in advance.
  • The system can cope with a massive amount of data without crashing.
  • Most children can cope with minor disappointments.
  • I'm not sure if the emergency services can cope if the storm gets worse.
  • It's a lot to handle, but I think I can cope.