patient

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪʃənt/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧tient

Adjective

Positive patient

Comparative more patient

Superlative most patient

1. If someone is patient, they can wait without getting upset.

   It's hard to be patient with people who don't listen to you.

   I'm a patient man with a long memory; I can wait.

Antonyms

• impatient

Noun

Singular patient

Plural patients

1. A patient is a person or animal under medical care.

   Emergency room doctors treated over 200 patients today.

   Patients with various illnesses were put on the diet.

Synonyms

• client