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pattern

pattern

∞ 2.3
A regular way of doing something that repeats over time
  • noun
  • /ˈpætərn/
: 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.