Meaning of patient in English
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Pronunciation
/ˈpeɪʃənt/US accent
UK accent
to browse different examples of pronunciation.Classifying Adjective
patientDefinitions
1. enduring without protest or complaintSynonyms
Noun
patientDefinitions
1. a person who requires medical careExamples
- « the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly »
- 2. 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
Qualitative Adjective
patientEtymology
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patient-‘suffering’, from the verb patiDefinitions
1. enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such enduranceExamples
- « a patient smile »
- « was patient with the children »
- « an exact and patient scientist »
- « please be patient »
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Famous quotes
- « In my business, if I get too close to you and you die, it hurts me. And so you develop a natural inclination not to be close to the patient, so that if things don't work out ideally, you can still get up the next day and care for the next patient. » Mehmet Oz
- « Competition makes things come out right. Well, what does that mean in health care? More hospitals so they compete with each other. More doctors compete with each other. More pharmaceutical companies. We set up war. Wait a minute, let's talk about the patient. The patient doesn't need a war. » Donald Berwick
- « The doubt of an earnest, thoughtful, patient and laborious mind is worthy of respect. In such doubt may be found indeed more faith than in half the creeds. » John Lancaster Spalding
- « Beware the fury of a patient man. » John Dryden
- « Have you ever thought that war is a madhouse and that everyone in the war is a patient? » Oriana Fallaci