Pattern
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pattern is a noun meaning Model, example.
Meaning
Model, example.
More Meanings
- Coherent or decorative arrangement.
- (Singapore, informal) A wont or habit to cause an annoyance or bother; to stir up trouble
- (Ireland, Roman Catholicism) The devotions that take place within a parish on the feast day of the patron saint of that parish.
- To apply a pattern.
- To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.
- To follow an example.
- To fit into a pattern.
Example Sentences
This guy always chut pattern like badminton.
[A temple] patterned […] from that which Adam reared in Paradise.
MALACHI: Are you two fucking mad? Listen, you need to pattern up, you know?
Under his system, patterned after the French, the army corps became a more mobile, flexible command.
Word Forms
- patterns
- patterning
- patterned
Synonyms for pattern
Depending on context, synonyms include model, categorize, shape, convention, form, figure.
Antonyms for pattern
Common opposites include antipattern.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include form, shape, practice, convention, design, rule.
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