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Definition of model verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    model

     verb
    verb
    NAmE//ˈmɑdl//
     
    Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they model
     
     he / she / it models
     
     past simple modeled (Canadian English usually)modelled
     
     -ing form modeling (Canadian English usually)modelling
     
     
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    work as model
  1. 1[intransitive] to work as a model for an artist or in the fashion industry
    2. clothes
  2. 2[transitive] model something to wear clothes in order to show them to people who might want to buy them The wedding gown is being modeled for us by the designer's daughter.
    3. create copy
  3. 3[transitive] model something to create a copy of an activity, a situation, etc. so that you can study it before dealing with the real thing synonym simulate The program can model a typical home page for you.
    4. clay, etc.
  4. 4[transitive] model something to shape clay, etc. in order to make something a statue modeled in bronze
    5. Phrasal Verbsmodel on
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