Definition of Patient in English :

Define Patient in English

Patient meaning in English

Meaning of Patient in English

Pronunciation of Patient in English

Patient pronunciation in English

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Patient

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Noun

1. patient

a person who requires medical care

Example Sentences:
'the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly'

2. affected role, patient, patient role

the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

Adjective

3. patient

enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

Example Sentences:
'a patient smile'
'was patient with the children'
'an exact and patient scientist'
'please be patient'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Patient

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adjective
1. 
enduring trying circumstances with even temper
2. 
tolerant; understanding
3. 
capable of accepting delay with equanimity
4. 
persevering or diligent
a patient worker
5. archaic
admitting of a certain interpretation
noun
6. 
a person who is receiving medical care
7. rare
a person or thing that is the recipient of some action

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Patient

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adjective
1. 
bearing or enduring pain, trouble, etc. without complaining or losing self-control
2. 
refusing to be provoked or angered, as by an insult; forbearing; tolerant
3. 
calmly tolerating delay, confusion, inefficiency, etc.
4. 
able to wait calmly for something desired
5. 
showing or characterized by patience
a patient face
6. 
steady; diligent; persevering
a patient worker
7.  Rare
receiving action; passive
noun
8. 
a person receiving care or treatment, esp. from a doctor
9.  Rare
a person who receives an action
10.  Grammar
the word or words designating the person or thing affected by the action of the verb

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Patient

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adj.
1. Bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance with calmness: tried to remain patient when the airline announced the flight was delayed.
2. Marked by or exhibiting calm endurance of pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance: responded to the accusations with a patient smile.
3. Tolerant; understanding: an unfailingly patient leader and guide.
4. Persevering; constant: With patient industry, she revived the failing business and made it thrive.
5. Capable of calmly awaiting an outcome or result; not hasty or impulsive.
6. Capable of bearing or enduring pain, difficulty, provocation, or annoyance: “My uncle Toby was a man patient of injuries” (Laurence Sterne).
n.
1. One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.
2. Linguistics A noun or noun phrase identifying one that is acted upon or undergoes an action. Also called goal.
3. Obsolete One who suffers.

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