patient

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NGSL Rank: 588
patient
ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
    E.g. be patient, your time will come
noun
  • a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
    E.g. many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was
  • the semantic role of a noun phrase denoting something that is affected or acted upon by the action of a verb.

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