patientpatient2 ●●● W3 adjective 
You’ll just have to be patient and wait till I’m off the phone.patient with Louise was very patient with me.—patiently adverb: He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.
WORD ORIGINpatient2
Origin:
1300-1400 French, Latin, present participle of pati ‘to suffer’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Halle was patient, waiting for the boy to finish his explanation.
- I'm sure she'll write soon. Just try to be patient.
- The audience waited patiently for the show to begin.
- The long and patient struggle to achieve equal rights will continue.
- In the box office, which is occupied by two women with patient smiles, they blame the trains.
- She takes the time to be more patient and is in less of a hurry.
Longman Language Activatorwhen someone is waiting for something to happen
able to wait calmly without becoming annoyed or bored: · I'm sure she'll write soon. Just try to be patient.· Halle was patient, waiting for the boy to finish his explanation.
becoming annoyed because you have been waiting for a long time: · Don't be so impatient. I'm working as fast as I can.· By this time there was a queue of impatient customers waiting to be served.impatient for: · The new minister was almost immediately the object of attack by politicians and press impatient for results.get/become/grow impatient (with): · I could see that Max was getting impatient with me.
to wait happily or excitedly for something that is going to happen: · I'm really looking forward to this trip to Japan.· We used to look forward to the weekends because that was when we could spend some time together.look forward to to doing something: · I look forward to meeting you next month.
if you say you can't wait , you mean you feel excited and impatient because something good is going to happen and you want it to happen as soon as possible: · We're flying to Austria on Friday. I can't wait!can't wait for: · I can't wait for Christmas!· School is so boring. I can't wait for the holidays to come.can't wait to do something: · I can't wait to see their new house.· She couldn't wait to quit her job and get married.
to wait anxiously to see what is going to happen, especially when there is a possibility that something bad may happen: · Rachel held her breath as she waited for his answer.· The art world will be holding its breath to see how much these paintings sell for at auction.
waiting hopefully and excitedly for something to happen: · Bright expectant faces were turned upward toward the stage.· Expectant crowds waited outside the theatre.· The darkened assembly room became suddenly hushed and expectant as the picture appeared on the screen.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY You’ll just have to be patient and wait till I’m off the phone. He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cancer screening for women over 55 and other high-risk groups
You’ll just have to be patient and wait till I’m off the phone. He waited patiently for Katherine to speak. (=care of someone who is ill)· The changes should lead to better patient care.
· a long-term coma patient
cancer screening for women over 55 and other high-risk groups· A family crisis can adversely affect the developing parent-child relationship.
(=among customers/patients/voters etc)· Staff work as a team to achieve customer satisfaction.
· Some stroke victims recover fully.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· We're more patient, too.· We have to be disciplined enough to be more patient.· I wished I had been more patient and stayed at the witchdoctor's.· She takes the time to be more patient and is in less of a hurry.
· Everyone who uses it has been very patient.· Nervous and jumpy, he was not very patient with Miss Tish when she came home from the hospital.· You need to be very patient in trying to convince him to see a doctor.· She was very patient but we'd lost time.· The panel members appeared to him to be very patient, very fair, and very thorough.· You need to be very patient while they are absorbing the facts, perhaps over several days or weeks.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fee-paying student/patient
- First, that it detects the affected or at-risk groups, and second that these can then be referred for suitable treatment.
- Other potential strategies include the provision of vitamin A supplements to at-risk groups.
WORD FAMILYnounpatience ≠ impatiencepatientadjectivepatient ≠ impatientadverbpatiently ≠ impatiently
able to wait calmly for a long time or to accept difficulties, people’s annoying behaviour etc without becoming angry OPP 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 adverb: He waited patiently for Katherine to speak.