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to pat
01
to gently touch or stroke with the hand, usually as a gesture of affection or reassurance
Transitive: to pat sb/sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
pat
3rd person singular
pats
present participle
patting
past simple
patted
past participle
patted
Examples
Every morning, she pats her cat as part of their daily routine.
02
to touch or hit gently and repeatedly with an open hand
Transitive: to pat sth
Examples
She decided to pat the dust off the old book before placing it on the shelf.
Pat
01
a gentle tapping or pressing motion done with the hands on the skin
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
pats
02
the sound made by a gentle blow
pat
01
completely or perfectly
Grammatical Information
pat
01
exactly suited to the occasion
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
pattest
Comparative
patter
gradable
02
having a response or explanation that is overly simple
Examples
His pat answer to the complex issue showed he had n't thought it through.
Lexical Tree
patter
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