pattern

pat·tern

(păt′ərn)

a. A usually repeating artistic or decorative design: a paisley pattern. See Synonyms at figure.

b. A natural or accidental arrangement or sequence: the pattern of rainfall over the past year.

a. A plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things: a dress pattern.

b. A model or original used for imitation or as an archetype. See Synonyms at ideal.

3. A consistent, characteristic form, style, or method, as:

a. A composite of traits or features characteristic of an individual or a group: one's pattern of behavior.

b. Form and style in an artistic work or body of artistic works.

a. The configuration of gunshots upon a target that is used as an indication of skill in shooting.

b. The distribution and spread, around a targeted region, of spent shrapnel, bomb fragments, or shot from a shotgun.

5. Enough material to make a complete garment.

6. A test pattern.

7. The flight path of an aircraft about to land: a flight pattern.

8. Football A pass pattern.

v. pat·terned, pat·tern·ing, pat·terns

v.tr.

1. To make, mold, or design by following a pattern: We patterned this plan on the previous one. My daughter patterned her military career after her father's.

2. To cover or ornament with a design or pattern.

v.intr.

To make a pattern.

[Middle English patron, from Old French; see patron.]

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pattern

(ˈpætən)

1. an arrangement of repeated or corresponding parts, decorative motifs, etc: although the notes seemed random, a careful listener could detect a pattern.

2. a decorative design: a paisley pattern.

3. a style: various patterns of cutlery.

4. a plan or diagram used as a guide in making something: a paper pattern for a dress.

5. a standard way of moving, acting, etc: traffic patterns.

6. a model worthy of imitation: a pattern of kindness.

7. a representative sample

8. (Metallurgy) a wooden or metal shape or model used in a foundry to make a mould

9. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery)

a. the arrangement of marks made in a target by bullets

b. a diagram displaying such an arrangement

vb (tr)

10. (often foll by: after or on) to model

11. to arrange as or decorate with a pattern

[C14 patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus example, from Latin: patron¹]

pattern

(ˈpætərn) or

patron

Irish an outdoor assembly with religious practices, traders' stalls, etc on the feast day of a patron saint

[C18: variant of patron¹; see pattern¹]

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pat•tern

(ˈpæt ərn; Brit. ˈpæt n)

1. a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, composed of elements in a regular arrangement.

2. a natural or chance marking, configuration, or design.

3. a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.

4. a combination of qualities, acts, tendencies, etc., forming a consistent or characteristic arrangement: the behavior patterns of teenagers.

5. an original or model considered for or deserving of imitation.

6. anything designed to serve as a model or guide for something to be made.

7. an example, instance, sample, or specimen.

8. the path of flight established for an aircraft approaching an airport at which it is to land.

9. the distribution of strikes around a target at which artillery rounds have been fired or on which bombs have been dropped.

v.t.

10. to make or fashion after or according to a pattern.

11. to cover or mark with a pattern.

v.i.

12. to make or fall into a pattern.

[1325–75; Middle English patron < Medieval Latin patrōnus model, pattern, Latin: patron]

pattern

- Comes from patron, "something serving as a model."

pattern

Past participle: patterned
Gerund: patterning

Imperative
pattern
pattern

Present
I pattern
you pattern
he/she/it patterns
we pattern
you pattern
they pattern

Preterite
I patterned
you patterned
he/she/it patterned
we patterned
you patterned
they patterned

Present Continuous
I am patterning
you are patterning
he/she/it is patterning
we are patterning
you are patterning
they are patterning

Present Perfect
I have patterned
you have patterned
he/she/it has patterned
we have patterned
you have patterned
they have patterned

Past Continuous
I was patterning
you were patterning
he/she/it was patterning
we were patterning
you were patterning
they were patterning

Past Perfect
I had patterned
you had patterned
he/she/it had patterned
we had patterned
you had patterned
they had patterned

Future
I will pattern
you will pattern
he/she/it will pattern
we will pattern
you will pattern
they will pattern

Future Perfect
I will have patterned
you will have patterned
he/she/it will have patterned
we will have patterned
you will have patterned
they will have patterned

Future Continuous
I will be patterning
you will be patterning
he/she/it will be patterning
we will be patterning
you will be patterning
they will be patterning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been patterning
you have been patterning
he/she/it has been patterning
we have been patterning
you have been patterning
they have been patterning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been patterning
you will have been patterning
he/she/it will have been patterning
we will have been patterning
you will have been patterning
they will have been patterning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been patterning
you had been patterning
he/she/it had been patterning
we had been patterning
you had been patterning
they had been patterning

Conditional
I would pattern
you would pattern
he/she/it would pattern
we would pattern
you would pattern
they would pattern

Past Conditional
I would have patterned
you would have patterned
he/she/it would have patterned
we would have patterned
you would have patterned
they would have patterned

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	pattern - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" form, shape structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure" percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept fractal - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry gestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts grid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines kaleidoscope - a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes mosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaic strand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
	2.	pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern" practice activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" biologism - use of biological principles in explaining human especially social behavior cooperation - the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation" featherbedding - the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required formalism - the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms one-upmanship - the practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor pluralism - the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time symbolism, symbolization, symbolisation - the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning modernism - practices typical of contemporary life or thought occult arts, occult - supernatural practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult" ornamentalism - the practice of ornamental display cannibalism - the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind careerism - the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity custom, usage, usance - accepted or habitual practice habitude - habitual mode of behavior fashion - characteristic or habitual practice lobbyism - the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist slaveholding, slavery - the practice of owning slaves peonage - the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged unwritten law - law based on customary behavior lynch law - the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother" nonconformism - the practice of nonconformity calisthenics, callisthenics - the practice of calisthenic exercises; "calisthenics is recommended for general good health" quotation - the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.; "since he lacks originality he must rely on quotation" ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies ritualism - exaggerated emphasis on the importance of rites or ritualistic forms in worship naturism, nudism - going without clothes as a social practice systematism - the habitual practice of systematization and classification cross dressing, transvestism, transvestitism - the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the sexual role of the opposite sex
	3.	pattern - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" design, figure argyle, argyll - a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland bear claw - an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery damascene - a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel decal, decalcomania - either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify device - any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery) emblem - special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc. herringbone pattern, herringbone - a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery linocut - a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum mandala - any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation mihrab - (Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca motif, motive - a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration polka dot - design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots pyrograph - a design produced by pyrography screen saver - (computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time; "screen savers prevent the damage that occurs when the same areas of light and dark are displayed too long" sunburst - a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it tattoo - a design on the skin made by tattooing tetraskele, tetraskelion - a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center triskele, triskelion - a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center weave - pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric marking - a pattern of marks
	4.	pattern - something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" normal, rule, convention, formula practice - knowledge of how something is usually done; "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner" mores - (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group code of behavior, code of conduct - a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group universal - a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; "some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
	5.	pattern - a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics" exemplar, good example, example, model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
	6.	pattern - something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" blueprint, design plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
	7.	pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded"; "they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted" approach pattern, traffic pattern approach path, glide path, glide slope, approach - the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing itinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access
	8.	pattern - graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle radiation diagram, radiation pattern graph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes lobe - the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern
Verb	1.	pattern - plan or create according to a model or models model imitate, simulate, copy - reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" scale - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard sovietise, sovietize - model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union; "Castro sovietized Cuba"
	2.	pattern - form a pattern; "These sentences pattern like the ones we studied before" correspond, gibe, jibe, match, tally, agree, fit, check - be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

pattern

noun

4. model, example, standard, original, guide, par, criterion, norm, prototype, paradigm, archetype, paragon, exemplar, cynosure the ideal pattern of a good society

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pattern

noun

1. One that is worthy of imitation or duplication:

2. The external outline of a thing:

3. An element or a component in a decorative composition:

4. Systematic arrangement and design:

verb

1. To take as a model or make conform to a model.On, upon, or after:

Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of.

2. To create by combining parts or elements:

Translations

نَقْش، رَسْمنَـمَطٌنَموذَج، شَكْلنَموذَج، طِراز

vzorekmodelvzor

mønster=-model=-mønstermodel

kuviooriginaaliaihealkuperäinen

uzorak

mintamintázatsablon

fyrirmyndmynstursniî, uppskrift

模様

무늬

išmargintasraštuotas

modelisparaugspiegrieztneraksts, ornaments

krojvzorec

mönster

แบบ

mẫu hình

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pattern

[ˈpætə^rn] n

(= model) → modèle m
to follow the same pattern (= be the same) → être sur le même modèle

(SEWING, KNITTING) → patron m
a pattern for trousers → un patron de pantalon sewing pattern

pattern

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pattern

(ˈpӕtən) noun

1. a model or guide for making something. a dress-pattern.

2. a repeated decoration or design on material etc. The dress is nice but I don't like the pattern.

3. an example suitable to be copied. the pattern of good behaviour.

ˈpatterned adjective

with a decoration or design on it; not plain. Is her new carpet patterned?

pattern

→ نَـمَطٌ vzorek mønster Muster μοτίβο patrón kuvio motif uzorak modello 模様 무늬 patroon mønster wzór modelo, padrão схема mönster แบบ kalıp mẫu hình 式样

pat·tern

n. patrón, modelo, tipo.