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patient 2, adjective (oh)



2 W3 adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: Latin, present participle of pati 'to suffer']
able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people's annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry
-opposite impatient impatient
::You'll just have to be patient and wait till I'm off the phone.
patient with
::Louise was very patient with me.
-- patiently adv
::He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.