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# patience

noun (patience — uncountable)

«patience» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being able to wait calmly, or to keep trying, without getting angry or upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#m1)
2. (UK) A card game for one person (called solitaire in the US). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons on feelings and learning: patience helps when learning something hard, waiting your turn, caring for younger children or pets, and growing plants. Phrases: «lose patience», «run out of patience», «have patience», «patience is a virtue», «test someone's patience».

### Examples

- Learning to play the violin takes patience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x1)
- Thank you for your patience while we wait. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x2)
- The teacher never loses patience with us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x3)
- Fishing needs a lot of patience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x4)
- Grandma likes playing patience with cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x5)
- My little brother tested my patience all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x6)
- Patience is a virtue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x7)
- Have patience, and you will see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a patience» or «patiences». Homophone: «patients» (people being treated by a doctor) sounds the same — a common trap. Adjective: patient; opposite: impatience.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «patience» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patience/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«patience» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/patience.html) on Mova free.