Definition
(to be) patient: to wait without complaining; (to be) tolerant, understanding, calm
Luna is very patient during interviews. She is very tolerant even with difficult candidates.
a patient: a person receiving medical care
a mental patient a person receiving medical care for mental illness
impatient: intolerant, unable to wait, in a hurry
At times, Bruno can get impatient with incompetent employees. He is intolerant of their inability to do the job.
- "Your business card was attached to the patient's buttocks with chewing gum. He refuses to reveal his name, and broke a fire-extinguisher during check in."
- "I have included an audio file of the patient during one of his calmer periods."
- "Patient : I am the king of the snow monkeys!"
- "In fact, you're as bad as some of my speech therapy patients."
- "As one of our patients, your body will be frozen when you die and preserved in cryonic suspension."
- "I am unable to reach you by telephone, so I am writing you this email in regards to a patient who checked in at 3 AM this morning."
- "Patient : Uh... nineteen?"
- "Anosmia may be permanent, although a handful of patients have reported a full recovery."
- "Patient : Everything smells like pancakes!"
- "Please be patient with him and listen to his advice."
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