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pattern

pattern

2.3
A regular way of doing something that repeats over time
  • noun
  • /ˈpætərn/
translation icon : patrón
  • You can see a clear pattern in her daily routine of exercising each morning.
  • identify patterns
  • patterns emerge
  • similar patterns

Implicit learning doesn't care what patterns it picks up, right?

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Examples

  • These big ones have a different flight pattern.

  • And this is where the pattern of addiction starts.

  • But you could follow the same pattern in the book.

  • Once you understand this, the pattern is very similar.

  • Every object has some kind of pattern or form.

  • There was no pattern between race and success.

  • But the point is, you need to break this pattern.

  • We do tend to pick up the patterns we are exposed to.

  • You will find clues, you will find patterns, and you will solve the case.

  • We're looking into a pattern of anti-Catholic hate crimes.

Synonyms

habit
vspattern
630 1.0

A regular action you do often without thinking

is a regular characteristic way not necessarily automatic
practice
vspattern
613 1.4

A usual way of doing things in a group or place

is a general characteristic way rather than a deliberate method
routine
vspattern
354 1.0

A regular way of doing things

is a regular characteristic way but can include change or variety
custom
vspattern
148 1.3

A usual way of behaving in a society, often passed down from the past

is a regular characteristic way but not necessarily socially shared
ritual
vspattern
118 4.4

A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom

is a regular characteristic way without special or symbolic meaning
repetition
vspattern
44 2.0

Doing or saying something again

is a regular characteristic way rather than a single repeated act
recurrence
vspattern
24 5.0

An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times

is a regular characteristic way not merely the return of events
regularity
vspattern
19 3.3

Happening often in the same way or at the same times

is a regular characteristic way rather than just presence of consistency
force of habit
vspattern
4 3.5

To do something without thinking because you do it very often

is a regular characteristic way without implying automatic compulsion

Antonyms

30 4.8

A situation where things do not match or agree

13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

Compounds

A way of speaking that a person often uses, shown by accent or rhythm

A detailed, complex design that has many connected parts like leaves or flowers

Common hair loss in men that makes hair thin on the top and the hairline go back

A situation with no progress or decisions while people wait

holding pattern
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A route an airplane follows while it circles waiting to land

fractal pattern
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A repeating shape that looks the same at different sizes, like fern leaves or coastlines

rhythmic pattern
  • Literature
1 5.6

A regular pattern of strong and weak syllables in a poem

approach pattern
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A path a plane follows while preparing to land at an airport

A repeated V-shaped arrangement of short lines or blocks on a surface

intonation pattern
  • Specialized
1 5.6

The rise and fall of the voice when speaking that shows if a sentence is a question or statement

radiation pattern
  • Specialized
1 6.1

The way an antenna sends out signal strength in different directions

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A path planes follow around an airport before landing

A design that looks like the spots or markings on a cow's fur

A repeated decorative border of straight lines that turn in square corners, often on vases and buildings

hereditary pattern
  • Specialized
5.3

The way traits pass from parents to children through genes

Regular movement of animals or people to different places when seasons change

A repeating group of musical notes that sounds pleasant

traffic pattern
  • Specialized
3.9

The usual way data moves through a computer network

A design of wavy lines often on clothes or paper

A blue and white china pattern showing a willow tree, river, and small houses

How Regular

ritual
418 4.6
habit
630 1.0
pattern
2.3
routine
354 1.0

Surface Forms

pattern singular
patterns plural

Etymology

The word pattern comes from the Old French patron, which meant 'model', and when events repeat they form a model you can see. So a pattern is a regular or repeated way that something happens or is done.