Collocations for pattern - noun
1. arrangement of lines, shapes, etc.
ADJ.
intricate | geometric | floral
VERB + PATTERN
have
The jumper has a geometric pattern on it.
The jumper has a geometric pattern on it.
design, make, print, produce, weave
PREP.
in a/the ~
He had arranged the glasses in a pattern on the table.
He had arranged the glasses in a pattern on the table.
~ on
the pattern on the carpet
the pattern on the carpet
2. usual manner
ADJ.
basic, existing, familiar, normal, predictable, regular, set, traditional
There is no set pattern for these meetings.
There is no set pattern for these meetings.
changing, ever-changing | complex | main | overall
The overall pattern of our life changes little.
The overall pattern of our life changes little.
behaviour | employment | weather
VERB + PATTERN
establish, set | follow
Their actions follow a very predictable pattern.
Their actions follow a very predictable pattern.
fall into, fit into
ideas that do not fit neatly into his patterns of thought
ideas that do not fit neatly into his patterns of thought
show
67% of patients showed a similar pattern of improvement.
67% of patients showed a similar pattern of improvement.
PATTERN + VERB
develop, emerge
Similar patterns are emerging all over Eastern Europe.
Similar patterns are emerging all over Eastern Europe.
change
PREP.
~ for
the normal pattern for a boy/girl relationship
the normal pattern for a boy/girl relationship
~ in
the main patterns in English spelling
the main patterns in English spelling
~ of
patterns of behaviour
patterns of behaviour