PATIENT


Meaning of PATIENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ peɪʃ(ə)nt ]

( patients)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital. A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor.

The earlier the treatment is given, the better the patient’s chances...

He specialized in treatment of cancer patients.

N-COUNT

2.

If you are patient , you stay calm and do not get annoyed, for example when something takes a long time, or when someone is not doing what you want them to do.

Please be patient–your cheque will arrive...

He was endlessly kind and patient with children.

≠ impatient

ADJ

• pa‧tient‧ly

She waited patiently for Frances to finish.

ADV : ADV with v

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