patient | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a person who requires medical care | |
Examples: | "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly" |
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Related terms: | case sick_person inpatient hypochondriac alexic analysand vaccinee index_case outpatient nurse-patient_relation doctor-patient_relation | |
2. | [ adjective ] enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance | |
Examples: | "a patient smile" "was patient with the children" "an exact and patient scientist" "please be patient" |
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Related terms: | impatient diligent forbearing tolerant unhurried enduring tolerant uncomplaining | |
3. | [ noun ] (grammar) 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 | |
Synonyms: | patient_role affected_role | |
Related terms: | participant_role | |
4. | [ adjective ] enduring without protest or complaint | |
Related terms: | uncomplaining | |
Similar spelling: |
patiently patient_of patent patinate patently patentee patented patent_log patent_law Patenaude |