pattern
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/ˈpætərn/
🇬🇧
/ˈpætn/
noun
A2
a regular way something happens or is done
The weather pattern shows rain every afternoon this week.
B1
a good example to copy
Her success sets a pattern for others to follow.
B1
a design with repeated lines, shapes, or colors
The fabric has a beautiful flower pattern.
R
a guide for making something
She used a sewing pattern to make her dress.
R
a small sample to help choose a design
Look at this pattern to pick your wallpaper design.
verb
R
to create a design on something
The frost patterned the glass with ice crystals.
R
to shape behavior in a certain way
Early experiences pattern how we think as adults.
translation
a regular way something happens or is done; a good example to copy; a design with repeated lines, shapes, or colors; a guide for making something; a small sample to help choose a design
to create a design on something; to shape behavior in a certain way
Word Forms
Plural
patterns
Progressive
patterning
Past
patterned
3rd Present
patterns
Perfect
patterned