COPE (4)

Cope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coped (kōpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Coping.] [[OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob. from D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See Cheap.]] 1. 1. To exchange or barter. Spenser.
2. 2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man As e'er my conversation coped withal. Shak. 3. 3. To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle; to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms or with success; to match; to equal; — usually followed by with.
Host coped with host, dire was the din of war. Philips. Their generals have not been able to cope with the troops of Athens. Addison.