Sign in
Enter the word for search

pat

UK
/pæt/
US
/pæt/
pat down
pat out

Translations

patnoun
pats
pl
UK
/pæt/
US
/pæt/
She gave the dog a gentle pat on the head.
Elle a donné une douce tape sur la tête du chien.
noisette de beurreCuisine.
He placed a pat of butter on the hot pancakes.
Il a posé une noisette de beurre sur les crêpes chaudes.
Synonyms
tap
stroke
touch
caress
patsy
patverb
patted
Past Simple
patted
Past Participle
patting
Gerund
UK
/pæt/
US
/pæt/
She gently patted the dog's head to calm it down.
Elle a doucement tapoté la tête du chien pour le calmer.
He patted the dough into a flat circle before baking.
Il a aplati la pâte en un cercle plat avant la cuisson.
Synonyms
tap
stroke
pats
caress
touch
fondle
rub
slap
patadjective
more pat
Comp.
most pat
Super.
UK
/pæt/
US
/pæt/
bateauSe dit d'une explication ou d'une excuse trop facile et peu convaincante.
His explanation for being late was pat and didn't satisfy the teacher.
Son explication pour son retard était bateau et n’a pas satisfait le professeur.
adéquatSoutenu.
Her response was pat, fitting the situation perfectly.
Sa réponse était adéquate, parfaitement adaptée à la situation.
Synonyms
apt
appropriate
fitting
suitable
timely
opportune
neat
ready
memorized
glib
canned
facile
patadverb
Used to mean "exactly; at the perfect moment" – a distinct, though somewhat dated, adverbial use.
pileFamilier.
The answer came pat just when we needed it.
La réponse est arrivée pile au moment où nous en avions besoin.
Synonyms
exactly
precisely
aptly
perfectly
neatly
readily
offhand
glibly
promptly

Definitions

patnoun
A light touch or stroke with the hand.
She gave the dog a gentle pat on the head.
A small, flat, usually square piece of something, especially butter.
He placed a pat of butter on the hot pancakes.
patverb
To lightly touch or tap something or someone with a flat hand.
She gently patted the dog's head to calm it down.
To shape or flatten something by tapping it lightly.
He patted the dough into a flat circle before baking.
patadjective
Simple and somewhat glib or unconvincing.
His explanation for being late was pat and didn't satisfy the teacher.
Perfectly or conveniently suited to the purpose or occasion.
Her response was pat, fitting the situation perfectly.
patadverb
Exactly; aptly or at just the right moment.
The answer came pat just when we needed it.
OverviewPhrasesLibraryExamplesAI ExpertDictionaries