Cope and Survive

Cope

Cope verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.
Usage example: a young man learning to cope on his own at college

Survive is a synonym for cope in manage topic. In some cases you can use "Survive" instead a verb "Cope".

Nearby Words: coped, coping

Survive

Survive verb - To continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
Usage example: some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America

Cope is a synonym for survive. You can use "Cope" instead a verb "Survive".

Nearby Words: survival, surviving, survivor, survivorship

Common collocations

impact cope impact survive impact
death cope death survive death
situation cope situation survive situation
time cope time survive time
Other words: way, damage.

Both words in one sentence

  • Malaria helped you cope with syphilis in later stages (by causing such dangerously hot fevers that the syphilis bacteria can't survive)—Dr.
  • Manga / Tokyo Ghoul Ghouls closer to humans, however, mostly follow these beliefs as a way to cope with killing humans to survive.
  • He realizes that while he can cope with that, he could never survive betrayal by his 'friend' Tavia and begs her never to leave him.
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