Click any word in a definition or example to find the entry for
that word Patterns of employment in urban areas are different
from those in the countryside. We examined patterns of behaviour
in young children. Training and education follow different
patterns in different regions. With such limited data no clear
pattern emerges. There is no set pattern for grieving when a
loved one dies. survival-oriented behaviour patterns The carpet
was old, with strange patterns on it. This is the British
English definition of pattern. View American English definition
of pattern. the process of giving freedom and rights to someone