cop
noun
have copped
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present perfectof cop.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Outside of a few exceptions, substantial shares of college students in all disciplines have copped to ChatGPT-ing their way through school.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
I could have copped it for a couple of days but it went on for five days.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Since Headingley I have copped a lot of stick from the crowds, with England fans asking me what happened to my 5-0 prediction at the start of the summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2023
The list is of course confidential, though a few recognizable names — Terrell Owens, Cheryl Tiegs, Hoda Kotb and Bode Miller — have copped to being members at one point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
“You’d have copped the game all right, if it hadn’t been for him.”
From The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out by Spencer Davenport
