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[ˈpeɪʃnt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious
(e.g: be patient, your time will come)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati
[ˈpeɪʃnt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- 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
Phrases:
Origin
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Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati
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