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- DictionaryPa·tient/ˈpāSH(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious: "be patient, your time will come"
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.