patient ˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/ adjective 1. able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. be patient, your time will come synonyms: forbearing, uncomplaining, tolerant, long-suffering, resigned, stoical; More persevering, persistent, tenacious, diligent, assiduous, indefatigable, dogged, determined, resolved, resolute, obstinate, insistent, single-minded, purposeful, pertinacious noun noun: patient;plural noun: patients 1. a person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment. many patients in the hospital were more ill than she was synonyms: sick person, case, sufferer, victim; More 2. LINGUISTICS 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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