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patrick

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for patrick.

Editorial note

I don't know about the entire team, but Patrick and Ivan were at Neustar for a while.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A placename

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of patrick gathered in one view.

noun

A placename

noun

A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.

noun

A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for patrick.

noun

A placename

noun

A town in South Carolina, United States; named for railroad official John T. Patrick.

noun

A parish of the sheading of Glenfaba, Isle of Man.

noun

An unincorporated community in Nevada, United States; named for rancher Patrick McCarran.

Example sentences

1

I don't know about the entire team, but Patrick and Ivan were at Neustar for a while.

2

I've followed Patrick McKenzie since before BCC and this is the first thing that I don't get.

3

It's one place where I think the brand barrage is well-placed and even subversive—because who wants to be like Patrick Bateman?

4

Email me and I'll add you to the list for beta access -- patrick@stripe.com.

5

A lot of this is because you and Patrick have both invested in HN - you post about things other than ones directly related to your business.

6

There's a Patrick Rothfuss character in the Kvothe series called the Cthaeh, which has the ability to be able to evaluate all of the future consequences of any action.

7

The average man has weight and musculature advantages over Ronda in the same way that Ken Shamrock, Grizzly Pardoel and Patrick Smith have weight and musculature advantages over Royce Gracie.

8

The system of record ownership of stock does seem prone to abuse and mistake, and I can see why Patrick Byrne and others would like to move this into the blockchain.

9

I'm an American, a father of two, and about as far to the opposite end of the political spectrum from Patrick as you can get, and if we're voting, I'm with him.

10

>In 1982, Lore married tech media magnate Patrick McGovern, the founder of research firm IDC and publisher of Computerworld and InfoWorld [...] She sought a new beginning with more time devoted to her marriage.

11

Right, I created the account because it's not exactly popular to defend someone like Patrick Byrne (which proves my point since I was down-voted, even though I provided evidence of the kind of tactics that are used by certain short sellers...

Quote examples

1

Does a 'bad level' caused by, say, trying "that language/framework/problem space/etc you’ve been meaning to learn" (quote from Patrick's original announcement post) stick out and mean it's game over from the hiring perspective?

2

Continued studies on technology, business and marketing - inspired by Paul Graham and subsequently HN - via a series of amazing "virtual mentors" over the last several years (Amy Hoy, Brennan Dunn, Nathan Barry, Patrick Mackenzie).

3

But when I said "access to advice", I meant in a pull sense rather than a push sense: Patrick (and other people who I consult from time to time) is great within his area of expertise, but he doesn't know everything -- whereas I get the impression that at YC, for every problem there is someone who has relevant expertise and can offer advice.

4

One of the English as a second language folks in one of my forums was talking one day and he’s like, “I know Patrick loves his big, orange, pancake buttons.” Big, orange, pancake button is my keyword for this now because big, orange, pancake buttons really effing work.

Proper noun examples

1

If you read Patrick's bio on their web page he explicitly likens managing an mmorpg gruop to management.

2

Patrick McKenzie complains about Google here with some regularity, and it's not all just about customer service (lack of transparency another one).

3

Patrick's Day, by getting as drunk as possible and pretending to be stereotypical Irishmen.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use patrick in a sentence?

I don't know about the entire team, but Patrick and Ivan were at Neustar for a while.

What does patrick mean?

A placename

What part of speech is patrick?

patrick is commonly used as noun.