Cope and Work

Cope

Cope verb - To meet one's day-to-day needs.

Work and cope are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Cope".

Nearby Words: coped, coping

Work

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

Cope and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cope" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

Common collocations

part cope part work part
best cope best work best
job cope job work job
time cope time work time
Other words: way, song.

Both words in one sentence

  • Jen appears to have forgotten her sister in the banality of her normal life... at least, until it becomes clear she's instead thrown herself into her work as a way to cope with the immense feeling of loss and helplessness.
  • She tried to cope with it for becoming as badass and self-reliant as possible, but it did not work, and she became a neurotic, unstable wreck instead.
  • The second part shows Buff Frog at work while trying to cope with being away from his kids for the first time.
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Work and Cope. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cope/work
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