pattern

Meanings

Noun

• Model, example.
• Coherent or decorative arrangement.

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.
• To serve as an example for.

Related

Similar words

• original
• stencil
• tessellation
• category
• cycle
• similarity
• model
• categorize

Opposite words

• antipattern

Origin

• From earlier patten, paterne, from Middle English patron ("patron; example"), from Old French patron, from Medieval Latin patrōnus. patron.