impatient

adjective

/ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/

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annoyed by somebody/something, especially because you have to wait for a long time
- I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.
- The children were growing impatient.
- impatient with somebody/something Try not to be too impatient with her.
- impatient at something Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest.
- An impatient driver behind me sounded his horn.
- He waved them away with an impatient gesture.
Extra Examples
- Sometimes he is very impatient with his wife.
- Sean was a little impatient at the time Valerie devoted to her mother.
- She's getting impatient with the delays.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- at
- for
- …
See full entry
wanting to do something soon; wanting something to happen soon
- impatient to do something She was clearly impatient to leave.
- impatient for something impatient for change
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- appear
- be
- feel
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- about
- at
- for
- …
See full entry
impatient of somebody/something (formal) unable or unwilling to accept something unpleasant
- impatient of criticism

Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘lacking patience’ and ‘unbearable’): via Old French from Latin impatient- ‘not bearing, impatient’, from in- ‘not’ + pati ‘suffer, bear’ .

单词	impatient
释义	impatient adjective /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/ /ɪmˈpeɪʃnt/ jump to other results annoyed by somebody/something, especially because you have to wait for a long time I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient. The children were growing impatient. impatient with somebody/something Try not to be too impatient with her. impatient at something Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest. An impatient driver behind me sounded his horn. He waved them away with an impatient gesture. Extra Examples Sometimes he is very impatient with his wife. Sean was a little impatient at the time Valerie devoted to her mother. She's getting impatient with the delays. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be feel … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about at for … See full entry wanting to do something soon; wanting something to happen soon impatient to do something She was clearly impatient to leave. impatient for something impatient for change Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs appear be feel … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition about at for … See full entry impatient of somebody/something (formal) unable or unwilling to accept something unpleasant impatient of criticism Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘lacking patience’ and ‘unbearable’): via Old French from Latin impatient- ‘not bearing, impatient’, from in- ‘not’ + pati ‘suffer, bear’ .
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