patient
Meaning of patient
noun
- A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
- (grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.
- One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient.
- (of a person) Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
Be patient: your friends will arrive in a few hours.
- Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
patient endeavour
- Physically able to suffer or bear.
Information about patient
- The plural form of patient is: patients.
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Hyphenation of patient
pa-tient
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- patient is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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Translation of patient
- Spanish: paciente, pasivo
- Italian: paziente
- French: patient
- Portuguese: paciente
- German: geduldig, langmütig, geduldsam, Patient
Anagrams of patient
Words that rhyme with patient
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