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