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title: cope — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cope» in the school dictionary: To cope means to deal well with a hard problem or situation, and to keep going. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cope

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**Who acts:** She, you, Mum, small hospital, Talking, me · **What happens:** cope, mean, deal, keep, go, manage · **To what, where:** job, new school, me, coping skills, class · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cope» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [cope in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cope.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cope means to deal well with a hard problem or situation, and to keep going.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:m1:1
# text = To cope means to deal well with a hard problem or situation, and to keep going.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
17	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cope** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **deal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a hard problem or situation; well *property* | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with problem=Theme |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cope with work or a job means to manage to do it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:m2:1
# text = To cope with work or a job means to manage to do it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	csubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	manage	manage	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cope** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with work or a job | vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with work=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **manage** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She coped well with moving to a new school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x1:1
# text = She coped well with moving to a new school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	coped	cope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cope** | past | She |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn cope-83-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  | a new school |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to school=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How do you cope with being nervous before a test?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x2:1
# text = How do you cope with being nervous before a test?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cope** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  | before a test |  | vn cope-83-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum couldn't cope with all the noise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x3:1
# text = Mum couldn't cope with all the noise.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **cope** | could | Mum |  |  |  |  | with all noise | vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with noise=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The small hospital could not cope with so many patients.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x4:1
# text = The small hospital could not cope with so many patients.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	patients	patient	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **cope** | could | the small hospital |  |  |  |  | with many patients | vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with patient=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Talking to a friend helps me cope when I'm sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x5:1
# text = Talking to a friend helps me cope when I'm sad.
1	Talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to a friend | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to friend=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **help** | present | Talking | me |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **cope** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge could not cope with the heavy trucks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x6:1
# text = The bridge could not cope with the heavy trucks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	cope	cope	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	trucks	truck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **cope** | could | the bridge |  |  |  |  | with the heavy trucks | vn cope-83-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with truck=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We are learning coping skills in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cope:x7:1
# text = We are learning coping skills in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	coping	coping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · progressive | We | coping skills |  | class |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skill=Topic |

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