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patient
[ pey-shuhnt ]
noun
- a person who is under medical care or treatment.
Synonyms:
- a person or thing that undergoes some action.
- Archaic. a sufferer or victim.
adjective
- bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- characterized by or expressing such a quality:
a patient smile.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness:
a patient worker.
Synonyms: ,
- undergoing the action of another ( agent ).
patient
/ ˈɪʃəԳ /
adjective
- enduring trying circumstances with even temper
- tolerant; understanding
- capable of accepting delay with equanimity
- persevering or diligent
a patient worker
- archaic.admitting of a certain interpretation
noun
- a person who is receiving medical care
- rare.a person or thing that is the recipient of some action
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹پԳٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 貹tԳ· adjective
- 貹tԳ· adverb
- 貹tԳ·Ա noun
- v·貹tԳ adjective
- ܲȴ-貹tԳ adjective
- quasi-貹tԳ· adverb
- p·貹tԳ adjective
- super·貹tԳ· adverb
- ܲ·貹tԳ adjective
- un·貹tԳ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of patient1
Idioms and Phrases
- patient of,
- having or showing the capacity for endurance:
a man patient of distractions.
- susceptible of:
This statement is patient of criticism.
Example Sentences
Sesame offers two plans for patients with or without insurance.
"Our organisation is very concerned about the consequences that these orders will have on the health of patients and on the safety of humanitarian workers," MSF said in a statement sent to the BBC.
"I, meanwhile, stand shoulder to shoulder with our staff who work so tirelessly to protect our patients from the impact of anti-abortion harassment outside the clinic gate."
She says the patients always direct the process and then give her the "heads up and ready to go".
He was seething with rage, but he was also incredibly patient and compassionate because of the tragic mistakes.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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