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to model

to model

106 4.1
To make a small copy of something to show or study it
  • verb
  • /ˈmɒdəl/
: modelar
  • For her final project, she decided to model the solar system using various materials to represent each planet.
  • teachers model
  • model behavior
  • model a strategy

It helps us to model how the project will pay off.

Examples

  • The intent of the redesign was to model effective learning and teaching strategies.

    Academic text (2015)

  • So how are we going to model this geometry?

  • So at the end of the day, we would like to model this.

  • Teach people how they can model success too, right?

  • Because you know, you can only model yourself after what somebody shows you.

  • So I claim that we can model this game as follows.

  • And as more people like to model behavior, it's how humans learn.

  • And then I think you just have to model what you're trying to teach.

  • It helps us to model how the project will pay off.

    Patrick Boyle

  • The teacher used direct instruction while modeling the requisite steps of the QtA strategy.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

to form
vsto model
423 1.6

To make or shape something

focuses on creating representations rather than general making
to simulate
vsto model
  • Specialized
78 5.4

Make a model of something to test or study it

is broader, used to create representations for many different purposes
to shape
vsto model
64 2.0

To give something a certain form for a purpose

is centered on creating representations not merely altering outer appearance
to mold
vsto model
  • US
30 3.2

To shape something by hand or in a container

is used to make representations or replicas rather than shaping raw material
to mock up
vsto model
  • Specialized
17 5.4

To make a simple model of something to test or show it

is the general act of making representations not only preliminary copies

Antonyms

to destroy
∞ 1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

Compounds

role model
209 2.8

A person that others look up to and try to copy

late model
14 3.9

A recent car or truck made in the last few years

fashion model
14 2.7

A person who wears clothes to show them at shows or in photos

Model T
11 4.2

An early cheap car that Ford made for many people to buy

artist's model
1 3.4

A person who poses so an artist can draw or paint them

photographer's model
1 3.9

A person who poses for photos, often for fashion or ads

cultural model
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Ideas, values, and ways of behaving that many people in a group share

geocentric model
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A view that Earth is at the center and the Sun and stars move around it

agent-based model
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A computer simulation that shows how each person or thing acts and changes a whole system

cutaway model
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A model that shows the inside of something by removing part of the outside

capitation payment model
  • Specialized
7.4

A system that pays doctors a fixed amount per patient for a set time even if they need more care

dressmaker's model
7.0

A person who wears dresses to show them at fittings or fashion shows

fashion model
  • Specialized
3.6

A person created by a computer to show clothes in ads or online

How Detailed

to replicate
  • Specialized
112 4.9
to model
106 4.1
to simulate
  • Specialized
78 5.4
to prototype
6 4.2
sketch
222 2.5

Surface Forms

model infinitive
modeled past
modelled past
modeled past participle
modelled past participle
modelling present participle
modeling present participle
models third person singular

Etymology

Model comes from the Latin modulus, meaning 'pattern' or 'small measure', so to model something is to make or shape a copy or example of it for study or display.