patient
About 119.51 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
- adjective Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
patient endeavour
- adjective Physically able to suffer or bear.
- noun A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
- noun The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.
- noun One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
Similar words
longanimous long-suffering persevering enduring forbearing diligent tolerant uncomplaining unhurried patient of
Often followed by
is with and to has was in may who
Word family
patienter patientest patients
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