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noun | verb patternpattern1 /ˈpæt̮ɚn/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYpattern1Origin: 1300-1400 Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patronus from pater father ► Weather patterns Weather patterns have changed in recent years. ► follow/fit a pattern Romantic novels tend to follow a set pattern. THESAURUSdesign► pattern a regularly repeated arrangement of shapes, colors, or lines on a surface, usually intended as decoration: The tablecloth has a floral pattern. ► design a pattern used for decorating something: There are many different designs found in Persian rugs. ► motif a pattern that is regularly repeated: The wallpaper in her bedroom has a rose motif. ► markings the colored patterns and shapes on an animal’s fur, feathers, or skin: The bird can be recognized by its red and yellow markings. 1 OF EVENTS the regular way in which something happens, develops, or is done: Weather patterns have changed in recent years.pattern of The child showed a normal pattern of development.pattern in Researchers noticed patterns in the data.follow/fit a pattern Romantic novels tend to follow a set pattern. What is the pattern shown by the numbers 1, 4, 7, 10, etc.? You add three each time.2DESIGN a regularly repeated arrangement of shapes, colors, or lines on a surface, usually intended as decoration: The tablecloth has a floral pattern.pattern of She was wearing a dress with a pattern of very thin stripes.THESAURUSdesign – a pattern used for decorating something: There are many different designs found in Persian rugs.motif – a pattern that is regularly repeated: The wallpaper in her bedroom has a rose motif.markings – the colored patterns and shapes on an animal’s fur, feathers, or skin: The bird can be recognized by its red and yellow markings.3of sounds/words a regularly repeated arrangement of sounds or words: A sonnet has a fixed rhyming pattern.4good example [usually singular] a thing, idea, or person that is a very good example to copy: pattern for This deal will be the pattern for future investments. Their work set the pattern for many other conservation projects.5FOR MAKING THINGS a shape used as a guide for making something, especially a thin piece of paper used when cutting material to make clothing: I used a pattern to make the dress.[Origin: 1300–1400 Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patronus from pater father] noun | verb patternpattern2 verb [transitive usually passive] VERB TABLEpattern |
Present | I, you, we, they | pattern | | he, she, it | patterns | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | patterned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have patterned | | he, she, it | has patterned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had patterned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pattern | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have patterned |
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Present | I | am patterning | | he, she, it | is patterning | | you, we, they | are patterning | Past | I, he, she, it | was patterning | | you, we, they | were patterning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been patterning | | he, she, it | has been patterning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been patterning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be patterning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been patterning |
► pattern something after/on somebody/something The TV ratings are patterned after the movie ones. to design or make something in a way that is copied from something else: pattern something after/on somebody/something The TV ratings are patterned after the movie ones. |