patient

«patient» in Mova's school dictionary: Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset — 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

adjective (patient, more patient, most patient); noun (a patient, patients)

meaning for a pupil

1) Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset. tree →

2) Able to keep trying or keep explaining without giving up. tree →

3) As a noun, a person who is being looked after by a doctor, nurse or dentist. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life we are asked to be patient when waiting in line, for a turn, or while something cooks. In health and safety lessons, a patient is someone in a hospital, clinic or at the dentist. In stories, a patient character stays calm while others rush. Phrases: be patient, patient with someone, a hospital patient, a patient teacher.

examples

• Please be patient and wait your turn. tree →
• My grandad is very patient when he teaches me chess. tree →
• The dentist had three patients before lunch. tree →
• A patient fisherman can sit for hours. tree →
• She was patient with her little brother. tree →
• The nurse took the patient's temperature. tree →
• Plants grow slowly, so a gardener must be patient. tree →
• "Be patient, and we shall see. tree →

note

As an adjective: patient, more patient, most patient; the opposite is "impatient". The noun "patience" means being able to wait calmly. As a noun "patient" is countable: one patient, two patients. Do not confuse "patients" (people seeing a doctor) with "patience" (calm waiting); they sound the same. "Patient with" a person: "Be patient with her."

In the corpora

• Doctors have more patients than time, so getting an appointment can mean ringing early or waiting weeks.
• Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner.
• Hospitals limit visiting hours and the number of visitors so patients can rest and doctors and nurses can work.
• Documentary shows about real hospitals film real patients who agreed; they show the exciting moments chosen from hundreds of hours.
• Using AI to understand an idea, then doing the work yourself, is like having a patient tutor.

Trees and pragmatics

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