PATTERN STH ON STH


Meaning of PATTERN STH ON STH in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈpattern sth after sth )

[ usually passive ] to use sth as a model for sth; to copy sth :

a new approach patterned on Japanese ideas

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.