Meaning

20 senses

  1. Model, example.

    Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.

    The wallpaper had a floral pattern.

    Muster, Schablone, Modell

    образе́цobrazéc, шабло́нšablón, моде́льmodɛ́lʹ

    зразо́кzrazók, взіре́цьvzirécʹ, шабло́нšablón

  2. Someone or something seen as an example to be imitated; an exemplar.

    something regarded as a normative example

  3. A sample; of coins, an example which was struck but never minted.

  4. A representative example.

  5. (US)The material needed to make a piece of clothing.

  6. The paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out and assembling.

    Schnittmuster

    вы́кройкаvýkrojka

    ви́крійvýkrij

  7. (dated)A full-sized model around which a mould of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mould without damage.

  8. A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.

    There were no files matching the pattern *.txt.

  9. (in compounds)A design pattern.

  10. Coherent or decorative arrangement.

    A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements.

    Muster, Struktur

    узо́рuzór, рису́нокrisúnok

    узі́рuzír, візеру́нокvizerúnok, малю́нокmaljúnok

  11. A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect.

  12. The given spread, range etc. of shot fired from a gun.

Examples

189 sentences

  1. Do you see a pattern here?

    Ти бачиш тут закономірність?

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  2. I see a pattern.

    Я бачу закономірність.

    ruЯ вижу образец.

    deIch sehe ein Muster.

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  3. I noticed a pattern.

    Я помітив закономірність.

    ruЯ заметил узор.

    deIch habe ein Muster bemerkt.

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  4. There must be a pattern.

    Має бути якась система.

    ruДолжен быть образец.

    deEs muss ein Muster geben.

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  5. I'm beginning to see a pattern.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
that from which a copy is made:
the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out:
motif or decoration:
Русский
By meaning 4
intelligible arrangement which has a mathematical, geometric, statistical etc. relationship:
that from which a copy is made:
the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out:
motif or decoration:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
that from which a copy is made:
the paper or cardboard template from which the parts of a garment are traced onto fabric prior to cutting out:
motif or decoration:

Origin

From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old Fre

From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron (“patron; example”), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus (“patron”). Doublet of padrone, patron, Patronus, and patroon.

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Forms

plural: patterns
Singularpattern
Pluralpatterns

regular

Synonyms

21 synonyms
originalB2stenciltemplatetessellation
category:3
cycle:4
similarity:5
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
antipattern

Word family

100 related words
Derivedadapter patternarchitectural patternbeampatternbehavioural patternbiopatternbridge patternbuilder patterncandlestick patternchain-of-responsibility patternchut patterncommand patterncomposite patterncompound patternconcurrency patternco-patterncreational patterndark patterndecorator patterndepatterndesign patterndiffraction patterndurational patterneigenpatterneye pattern

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
patsypatterpattypaucitypauper
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