Translate pattern | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of pattern
noun
1a repeated decorative design:a neat blue herringbone pattern an arrangement or sequence regularly found in comparable objects or events:the house had been built on the usual pattern a regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations:a complicating factor is the change in working patterns
2a model or design used as a guide in needlework and other crafts. a set of instructions to be followed in making a sewn or knitted item. a wooden or metal model from which a mold is made for a casting. an example for others to follow:he set the pattern for subsequent study a sample of cloth or wallpaper.
verb
[with object] 1 (usually as adjective
patterned)
decorate with a recurring design:rosebud patterned wallpapers violet-tinged flowers patterned the grassy banks
2give a regular or intelligible form to:the brain not only receives information, but interprets and patterns it (
pattern something on/after)
give something a form based on that of (something else):the clothing is patterned on athletes' wear
Remember that
pattern has a double
t; the ending is
-ern.
