Patient
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patient¹
- /ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/
- [ˈpʰeɪ̯ʃənt] ~ [ˈpʰeɪ̯ʃn̩t]
- /ˈpɛjʃənt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈpæɪ̯ʃənt/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈpʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃənt] ~ [ˈpʰæ̝ɪ̯ʃn̩t] Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English pacient, from Middle French patient, from Old French pacient, from Latin patiens, present participle of patior (“to suffer, endure”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hate, hurt”).
adjective more patient · most patient
- 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. To this outward structure was joined that strength of constitution, patient of severest toil and hardship; insomuch that for the most part of his life, in the fiercest extremity of cold, he took no other advantage of a fire, than at the greatest distance that he could, to look upon it.
noun patients
- A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care. Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
- 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. Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate, that it often involves the agent and the patient.
Patient²
proper noun Patients
- A surname.
