Pattern - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- something regarded as a normative example (syn: convention, formula, normal, rule)
- a model considered worthy of imitation
they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted
verb
- form a pattern
Extra examples
The dishes have a floral pattern around the rim.
The fabric comes in different colors and patterns.
The rug is decorated with a geometric pattern.
The shadows made a pattern of lines on the ground.
They are studying behavior patterns among high-school students.
Analysts are noticing different spending patterns by consumers.
The trees followed a characteristic pattern of growth.
Animals tracks patterned the mud.
Mary has always patterned herself on her mother.
I want a wallpaper patterned with roses.
Weather patterns have changed in recent years.
The child showed a normal pattern of development.
They noticed patterns in the data.
A general pattern began to emerge.
Their descriptions seemed to follow a set pattern (=always develop in the same way).
Word forms
I/you/we/they: pattern
he/she/it: patterns
present participle: patterning
past tense: patterned
past participle: patterned
singular: pattern
plural: patterns
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