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    patient
    /ˈpeɪʃnt/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment: "many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was"
    • 2. the semantic role of a noun phrase denoting something that is affected or acted upon by the action of a verb.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPATIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of patient as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, collocations, and usage examples. Find out how to pronounce patient and translate it in different languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › patientPatient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PATIENT is bearing pains or trials calmly or without complaint. How to use patient in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPATIENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of patient as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, collocations, and usage examples. Find out how to pronounce patient and translate it in different languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › patientPATIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. bearing provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like. Synonyms: uncomplaining, calm, passive, resigned, long-suffering. Antonyms: hostile. characterized by or expressing such a quality: a patient smile.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPATIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of patient as a noun and an adjective, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Find out how to use patient in different contexts, such as medical, grammatical, or idiomatic.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › PatientsPatients - definition of patients by The Free Dictionary

    Define patients. patients synonyms, patients pronunciation, patients translation, English dictionary definition of patients. those under medical treatment: The patients are responding to treatment. Not to be confused with: patience – capacity of calm endurance; forbearance: She...

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpatient noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of patient noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. patient. noun. /ˈpeɪʃnt/ a person who is receiving medical treatment, especially in a hospital. cancer/AIDS/heart patients. critically ill/elderly patients. Hospitals are treating more patients than ever before. patients receiving/undergoing treatment.