noun
1 arrangement of lines, shapes, sounds, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ intricate
▪ abstract , geometric
▪ camouflage , floral , striped , etc.
▪ regular , repeated , repeating
▪
wallpaper with a repeating ~ of interlocking shapes
▪ random
▪ drum , rhythmic , sound
▪
The music contains repeated rhythmic ~s.
VERB + PATTERN
▪ have
▪
The sweater has a geometric ~ on it.
▪ form , produce
▪
The roof beams form a star-like ~.
▪ create , design , make , print , weave
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
He had arranged the glasses in a ~ on the table.
▪ ~ on
▪
the ~ on the carpet
▪ ~ in
▪
She drew ~s in the sand.
2 usual manner
ADJECTIVE
▪ basic , existing , familiar , normal , set , traditional , usual
▪
There is no set ~ for these meetings.
▪ consistent , predictable , regular
▪ same , similar
▪
Portuguese colonial rule followed a similar ~ to that of other powers.
▪ changing , ever-changing
▪ complex
▪ clear
▪
The ~ is clear: obesity is associated with lower incomes.
▪ main
▪ overall
▪
The overall ~ of our life changes little.
▪ behaviour/behavior , behavioural/behavioral
▪ speech
▪
Her speech ~s are very distinctive.
▪ breathing , sleep
▪ voting
▪ consumption , spending , usage
▪
They analyzed employees' email usage ~s.
▪ migration , settlement
▪ employment
▪ weather
VERB + PATTERN
▪ discern , identify , notice , recognize , trace
▪
We can trace a familiar ~ to these events.
▪ establish , set
▪ follow , repeat
▪
Their actions follow a very predictable ~.
▪ fall into , fit into
▪
ideas that do not fit neatly into his ~s of thought
▪ exhibit , show
▪
67% of patients showed a similar ~ of improvement.
▪ alter , change
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People have changed their spending ~s in response to changing conditions.
PATTERN + VERB
▪ develop , emerge
▪
Similar ~s are emerging all over Eastern Europe.
▪ change
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
the normal ~ for a boy/girl relationship
▪ ~ in
▪
the main ~s in English spelling
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of behaviour/behavior