"patient" meaning in English

See patient in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpeɪʃənt/ Audio: en-uk-patient.ogg [UK], en-us-patient.ogg [US] Forms: patient [positive], more patient [comparative], most patient [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone is patient, they can wait without getting upset.
    Sense id: simple-patient-en-adj-1nqaxR59

Noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪʃənt/ Audio: en-uk-patient.ogg [UK], en-us-patient.ogg [US] Forms: patient [singular], patients [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A patient is a person or animal under medical care.
    Sense id: simple-patient-en-noun-K7l5V6UC Categories (other): Medicine
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          "text": "It's hard to be patient with people who don't listen to you."
        },
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          "text": "I'm a patient man with a long memory; I can wait."
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          "text": "Emergency room doctors treated over 200 patients today."
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        {
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    {
      "form": "more patient",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most patient",
      "tags": [
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        {
          "text": "It's hard to be patient with people who don't listen to you."
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        },
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