patience

«patience» in Mova's school dictionary: Being able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (patience — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Being able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without getting angry or upset. tree →

2) (UK) A card game for one person (called solitaire in the US). tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons on feelings and learning: patience helps when learning something hard, waiting your turn, caring for younger children or pets, and growing plants. Phrases: «lose patience», «run out of patience», «have patience», «patience is a virtue», «test someone's patience».

examples

• Learning to play the violin takes patience. tree →
• Thank you for your patience while we wait. tree →
• The teacher never loses patience with us. tree →
• Fishing needs a lot of patience. tree →
• Grandma likes playing patience with cards. tree →
• My little brother tested my patience all day. tree →
• Patience is a virtue. tree →
• Have patience, and you will see. tree →

note

Uncountable: no «a patience» or «patiences». Homophone: «patients» (people being treated by a doctor) sounds the same — a common trap. Adjective: patient; opposite: impatience.

In the corpora

• You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!"
• Great discoveries are often stories of patience and luck.
• Respect means treating people as they would want to be treated: with patience, kindness and without staring, teasing or taking over.
• A little patience and help go a long way.
• Games can teach new words, planning, problem solving and patience.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «patience» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.