English Dictionary

pattern

/ˈpatən/

verb

To apply a pattern. / To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. / To follow an example. / To fit into a pattern.

She likes to pattern her clothes with bold prints.

意味（1）

To apply a pattern.

意味（2）

To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.

[A temple] patterned […] from that which Adam reared in Paradise.

意味（3）

To follow an example.

Under his system, patterned after the French, the army corps became a more mobile, flexible command.

意味（4）

To fit into a pattern.

意味（5）

(transitive) To serve as an example for.

意味（6）

(hunting, transitive) To observe an animal closely over time in order to discern its habitual movements and behaviours.