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patiently

[pey-shuhnt]

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noun

a person who is under medical care or treatment.

a person or thing that undergoes some action.

Archaic. a sufferer or victim.

adjective

bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like.

characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile.

quietly and steadily persevering or diligent, especially in detail or exactness: a patient worker.

undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).

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Idiom

patient of,

having or showing the capacity for endurance: a man patient of distractions.

susceptible of: This statement is patient of criticism.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English pacient (adj. and noun) < Middle French < Latin patient- (stem of patiēns), present participle of patī to undergo, suffer, bear; see -ent

Related forms

pa·tient·less, adjective

pa·tient·ly, adverb

pa·tient·ness, noun

o·ver·pa·tient, adjective

qua·si-pa·tient, adjective

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qua·si-pa·tient·ly, adverb

su·per·pa·tient, adjective

su·per·pa·tient·ly, adverb

un·pa·tient, adjective

un·pa·tient·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. invalid. 4. uncomplaining, long-suffering, forbearing, resigned, passive, calm. 5. quiet, serene, unruffled, unexcited, self-possessed, composed. 6. sedulous, assiduous, untiring.

Antonyms
4. hostile. 5. impatient, agitated.

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Example Sentences

Through the gray, murky afternoon, fans waited patiently in line to walk into the chapel.

Sophisticated administrators wait patiently to hear all sides before arriving at an opinion or rendering a verdict.

Government suits had to listen patiently to the complaints of internet activists.

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Through the gray, murky afternoon, fans waited patiently in line to walk into the chapel.

Sophisticated administrators wait patiently to hear all sides before arriving at an opinion or rendering a verdict.

Government suits had to listen patiently to the complaints of internet activists.

They do this at traffic light crossings, waiting patiently with human pedestrians for a red light before retrieving their prize.

If the pup got it wrong, he patiently nosed it back and repeated the lesson.

The hawk followed and patiently waited at the water's edge.

I've waited patiently for the day when he could join in.

SymptomsThe middle-aged man waited patiently in the busy emergency room.

All the while the instructor floated patiently nearby, watching and giving me nonverbal reminders.

He worked patiently to gain the trust of traders and made meticulous records of the slave markets.

But don't forget-an equally impressive and revealing story lies patiently beneath your feet.

Noticing my confusion, she laughed and patiently explained it all to me.

Kids across the nation waited patiently for new game cartridges to show up in stores.

Jinotti, a medical technologist, patiently counted the pollen grains on the slides.

Meanwhile, my adviser is waiting patiently for me to turn in a major portion of the finished work.

Some economists are still patiently adding to a cairn of knowledge.

He also patiently stands by while kids run their fingers through his mane.

Everything makes sense when patiently explained to the reader.

We, unwashed groundlings patiently await your return from the great ivory tower.

If you need information from a colleague who is unhelpful or rude, you must patiently find ways to gain that person's cooperation.

At polling stations long segregated queues, with many women in their finest saris, waited patiently to vote.

There are lines of people waiting patiently for nasi lemak, for lor mee and chicken rice.

Xenos vesparum larvae wait patiently until a wasp lands close by.

You've been waiting patiently for your fave band to come to your town.

It also means investors are actually managing their average price per share as they patiently grow their portfolios.

The rickshaw driver was patiently waiting for tourists.

Many plants, it seems, can have fungi living in or on them patiently waiting for a good place in line at the decay buffet.

James waited patiently for her to return to herself, then to their relationship.

Other prisoners add their complaints while the guards patiently stand by.

She is patiently teaching her adopted monkey to climb trees.

The video shows the amazing number of people who waited patiently to get inside on opening day.

I've patiently waited about a week to see the comments on your article.

Around the world, many mummies lie patiently waiting to share the secrets of past eras.

Turn out the room lights and trip the shutter, and the sensor waits patiently for some light.

He waits patiently until every last froglet is aboard.

Patiently he watched as the golden drops then made their way along the string to his soon-to-be-licked fingertips.

He was then questioned in front of the villagers, who sat patiently watching and listening.

Robinson waits patiently on top of a moss-patched boulder.

And old farmer leaning on his shovel, patiently waiting for the photo to be taken.

Donte patiently let us rest as he waited on a bench outside our door.

They are definitely not for people who want their dogs to lie down by them or wait for their commands patiently.

Together they patiently constructed a cup-shaped nest of stones.

He patiently answered questions in a low monotone, but continued to crane his neck.

Her identification methods consisted of patiently training her microscope on grains of starch caught in the calculus.

Yamamoto, who patiently teaches her all about the fundamentals of statistics:.

Ordinary decency requires that they be treated patiently and with empathy.

Only then will they begin to patiently track it until it falls.

So here's the idea you've been patiently waiting for: let's simply say that dog breeds are different species.

But even those are not too difficult if the work is done patiently and with knowledge.

Instead, the approach for some time has been one of patiently applying attrition and waiting to see what follows.

The process makes it extremely difficult to patiently wait two to four weeks to be told what you already know.

He has spent his life patiently saving and ploughing his money into a business he founded.

Success lies in working patiently and with a light touch.

The doctor patiently went over the process of administering sedatives and waking up the patient hourly to check on progress.

He had a profound influence on many generations of physicians as he patiently and unfailingly gave his.

Since then, she has waited patiently for the subway.

He patiently explained how to correct her blunder and even drew diagrams and mailed them to her.

Then, cash will be king-as the author of this article suggests-for those who have waited patiently on the sidelines.

But in both cases he presents himself as a figure of chivalry who suffers their imperfections patiently.

All good things come to those who work hard and patiently await the laurels of recognition.

Cousins said patiently to his wife, was red, had always been red and would always be red.

Róger remained seated and patiently drew directions to his home on a napkin.

Lepore waits patiently with his four-by-five camera to.

He patiently taugh me the basics of obedience training, dealing mostly with some mild leash work and praise.

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Collins

World English Dictionary

patient (ˈpeɪʃənt)

—*adj*
1.	enduring trying circumstances with even temper
2.	tolerant; understanding
3.	capable of accepting delay with equanimity
4.	persevering or diligent: a patient worker
5.	archaic admitting of a certain interpretation

—n
6.	a person who is receiving medical care
7.	rare a person or thing that is the recipient of some action

[C14: see patience]

'patiently

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

patient

"suffering or sick person," late 14c., from O.Fr. pacient (n.), from the adj., from L. patientem (see patience).

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

patient pa·tient (pā'shənt)
n.
One who receives medical attention, care, or treatment.

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