coped
Coped (verb) means past tense of cope: dealt successfully with something difficult. Example: “She coped remarkably well with the sudden change in plans.”
How to use coped
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe past-tense form of "cope" — managed to handle a hard situation.
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She _____ remarkably well with the sudden change in plans.
Etymology
From cope + -ed. Piecewise doublet of caped, capped, and chaped.