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- pronunciation:
- pae
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 rn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A pattern is a design or arrangement of shapes, numbers, lines, colors or other things that repeat in a way that you can predict.
Jen drew a pattern of circles and triangles all around the edge of her paper.Kayla has curtains with a pattern of moons and stars on them.
- synonyms:
- design, figure
- similar words:
- decoration
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| definition 2: |
If things happen and then repeat in a similar way, we can say there is a pattern. Once we can see a pattern, we may be able to predict what will happen next.
The police were looking for a pattern in the way that the criminal operated so that they could predict his next move.
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| definition 3: |
If we talk about an animal's eating patterns, we mean the usual way that the animal eats and when it eats. If we talk about a person's behavior patterns, we mean the usual things the person does and when they do them.
The vet asked us if our cat's eating patterns have changed at all since our last visit.The scientists are studying the behavior patterns of these rare monkeys.- similar words:
- form, kind, style, type, variety
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| definition 4: |
A pattern is a guide that shows you how to make something.
Leon cut the fabric in the shape of a dinosaur using a pattern. He used pins to hold the paper pattern against the material.Ms. Novak liked the dress she made so much that she made another using the same pattern. She used a different fabric, though.- synonyms:
- model
- similar words:
- draft, example, guide, ideal, mold, original, outline, plan, scheme, shape, type
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| related words: |
drawing, grain, habit, organization |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
patterns, patterning, patterned |
| definition: |
When you pattern yourself after someone, it means that you behave the way they behave.
My little brother likes to pattern the way he acts after my older brother. He tries to walk and talk and laugh like him.- synonyms:
- shape
- similar words:
- copy, follow, form, imitate, mold, reflect
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| related words: |
fashion, shape |
| derivation: |
patternless (adj.) |
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