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1. (n.) patient
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
2. patient
a person or thing that undergoes some action.
3. (adj.) patient
bearing provocation, annoyance, pain, etc., without complaint or anger.
4. patient
characterized by or expressing such a quality.
5. patient
persevering or diligent; steady.
6. patient
undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).
7. patient
able and willing to endure:
patient of others' mistakes.
8. patient
susceptible of.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME pacient (adj. and n.) < MF < L patient- (s. of patiēns), prp. of patī to undergo, suffer, bear; see -ent)
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| Definition of 'Patient' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) patient
a person who requires medical care
"the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
2. (adj) affected role, patient role, patient
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
3. (adj) patient
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
"a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
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1. (noun) patient
sb who is being given medical treatment
the doctor's patients; cancer/AIDS patients
2. (adjective) patient
≠ impatient
There are lots of people, so you'll have to be patient.; Please be patient with me while I try to fix this.; The children were waiting patiently.
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| Definition of 'Patient' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Patient
having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear
2. (adj) Patient
undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering
3. (adj) Patient
constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as, patient endeavor
4. (adj) Patient
expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed
5. (adj) Patient
forbearing; long-suffering
6. (noun) Patient
oNe who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient
7. (noun) Patient
a person under medical or surgical treatment; -- correlative to physician or nurse
8. (verb) Patient
to compose, to calm
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| Definition of 'Patient' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Patient
A sick, injured, wounded, or other person requiring medical and/or dental care or treatment.
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Sense: suffering delay, pain, irritation etc quietly and without complaining
It will be your turn soon; – you must just be patient!
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 Afrikaans: geduldig |
 Arabic: صَبور |
 Bulgarian: търпелив |
 Brazilian: paciente |
 Czech: trpělivý |
 German: geduldig |
 Danish: tålmodig |
 Greek: υπομονετικός |
 Spanish: paciente, sufrido |
 Estonian: kannatlik |
 Farsi: صبور |
 Finnish: kärsivällinen |
 French: patient |
 Hebrew: סַבלָנִי |
 Hindi: धैर्यवान |
 Croatian: strpljenje |
 Hungarian: türelmes |
 Indonesian: sabar |
 Icelandic: þolinmóður |
 Italian: paziente |
 Japanese: 我慢強い |
 Korean: 참고 견디는 |
 Lithuanian: kantrus |
 Latvian: pacietīgs |
 Malay: bersabar |
 Dutch: geduldig |
 Norwegian: tålmodig |
 Polish: cierpliwy |
 Persian: صبور |
 Pashto: ګالونكى، زغمونكى، صبرناك |
 Portuguese: paciente |
 Romanian: răbdător |
 Russian: терпеливый |
 Slovak: trpezlivý |
 Slovenian: potrpežljiv |
 Serbian: strpljiv |
 Swedish: tålig, tålmodig |
 Thai: อดทน |
 Turkish: sabırlı |
 Taiwanese: 有耐心的 |
 Ukrainian: терплячий; впертий |
 Urdu: صابر، متحمل |
 Vietnamese: kiên nhẫn |
 Chinese: 有耐心的 |
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