cope with

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle with

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Meanings

1

Manage a difficult situation successfully enough

Handling Difficulty

Why “with”? A person faces a task or difficult situation and tries to manage it.

“She is coping with the new workload.”
She is managing the new workload successfully enough.
“How did they cope with the power cut?”
How did they manage during the power cut?

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deal with

Same with pattern: handling difficulty

Take action to solve or manage a problem; Have a particular subject as the main topic

struggle with

Same with pattern: handling difficulty

Find something difficult to do or understand

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