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Definition of
pattern after phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
pattern after
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
pattern something after something
(
also
pattern something on something
)
[
usually passive
]
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to use something as a model for something; to copy something
a new approach patterned after Japanese ideas
Nearby words
pattern
noun
pattern
verb
pattern after
phrasal verb
patterned
adjective
patterning
noun