patient
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/]
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Senses
1. patient (adj) — sense 1
Definition: Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Example: Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
2. patient (adj) — sense 2
Definition: Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
Example: patient endeavour
3. patient (adj) — sense 3
Definition: Physically able to suffer or bear.
Example: To this outward structure was joined that strength of constitution, patient of severest toil and hardship; insomuch that for the most part of his life, in the fiercest extremity of cold, he took no other advantage of a fire, than at the greatest distance that he could, to look upon it.
4. patient (noun) — sense 4
Definition: A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
Example: Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
5. patient (noun) — sense 5
Definition: The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
Example: The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.
6. patient (noun) — sense 6
Definition: One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
Example: Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate, that it often involves the agent and the patient.
Structure of the word
Roots:- peh₁ (Proto-Indo-European)
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