Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man
As e'er my conversation coped withal.
Shak.
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.