model
🇺🇸
/ˈmɑːdl/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɒdl/
noun
A1
a small copy of something
I built a model airplane for my school project.
A1
an example for others to follow
Use this writing model to help you with your essay.
R
a perfect example of something
Her work is a model of efficiency and quality.
A2
a person who shows clothes in photos or shows
She works as a fashion model for famous brands.
R
a person who poses for artists or photographers
The artist hired a model to sit for the painting.
B1
a specific type or design of product
This car model has better fuel efficiency than last year's model.
B2
a way of doing business
Their business model focuses on online sales rather than stores.
B2
a simple way to explain or predict how something works
Scientists created a weather model to predict storms.
verb
B2
to create a simple version of something to study it
We can model the traffic flow to find better routes.
R
to show something in a diagram or picture
The graph models population growth over time.
R
to shape material like clay into a form
She modeled a small bird from the soft clay.
R
to wear clothes to show them to buyers
The new model will model our summer collection.
R
to work as a fashion or art model
She wants to model for fashion magazines when she grows up.
R
to show how to behave by example
Parents should model good behavior for their children.
translation
a small copy of something; an example for others to follow; a perfect example of something; a person who shows clothes in photos or shows; a person who poses for artists or photographers; a specific type or design of product; a way of doing business; a simple way to explain or predict how something works
to create a simple version of something to study it; to show something in a diagram or picture; to shape material like clay into a form; to wear clothes to show them to buyers; to work as a fashion or art model; to show how to behave by example
Word Forms
3rd Present
models
Plural
models
Progressive
modelling,modeling
Past
modelled,modeled
Perfect
modelled,modeled