try someone's patience in English

Forms: tries someone's patience [present, singular, third-person], trying someone's patience [participle, present], tried someone's patience [participle, past], tried someone's patience [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} try someone's patience (third-person singular simple present tries someone's patience, present participle trying someone's patience, simple past and past participle tried someone's patience)

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"try someone's patience" meaning in English

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