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# pat

verb (pat, pats, patted, patting); noun (a pat, pats); adverb (off pat — learned perfectly)

«pat» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To pat means to touch someone or something gently and quickly with your flat hand, several times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#m1)
2. A pat is a light, gentle touch with your hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#m2)
3. A pat of butter is a small flat piece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#m3)
4. To have something off pat means to know it perfectly by heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, you pat a dog to stroke it gently (ask the owner first and let the dog sniff your hand), pat someone on the back to say «well done», and pat dry a wet face or a graze with a towel instead of rubbing. «A pat on the back» means praise. In cooking, «pat the dough flat». In school, «have your times tables off pat» means know them perfectly.

### Examples

- Can I pat your dog? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x1)
- Ask the owner before you pat a dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x2)
- Pat your skin dry with a towel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x3)
- The teacher gave me a pat on the back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x4)
- She patted the dough into a circle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x5)
- He had the poem off pat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x6)
- A pat of butter melted on the toast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x7)
- And then his grandmother patted his head and told him other stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: patted, patting (double t). «Pat» is gentle; «tap» is a light knock; «slap» is hard and can hurt. «Pat» is also a short name for Patrick or Patricia.

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life, you pat a dog to stroke it gently (ask the owner first and let the dog sniff your hand), pat someone on the back to say «well done», and pat dry a wet face or a graze with a towel instead of rubbing. «A pat on the back» means praise. In cooking, «pat the dough flat». In school, «have your times tables off pat» means know them perfectly.

### Note

Regular verb: patted, patting (double t). «Pat» is gentle; «tap» is a light knock; «slap» is hard and can hurt. «Pat» is also a short name for Patrick or Patricia.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pat.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pat» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pat» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pat.html) on Mova free.