Emotions / A2

PAYSHUNT/ˈpeɪʃnt/

Waiting without getting angry is being patient. Be patient with children; a patient driver. A patient (noun) is a person seeing a doctor — same spelling, different job in the sentence. Calm is a general mood; patient is specifically about waiting. Patience is the noun.

Meaning

Able to wait without getting angry.

Examples

• “Please be patient. The doctor is busy.”
• “You’ll need to be patient — the download is slow.”
• “The nurse asked the next patient to come in.”

Good to know

be patient with + person. Noun: a patient (in hospital). Quality: patience.

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