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# patient

adjective (patient, more patient, most patient); noun (a patient, patients)

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

## Everyday

1. Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#m1)
2. Able to keep trying or keep explaining without giving up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#m2)
3. As a noun, a person who is being looked after by a doctor, nurse or dentist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life we are asked to be patient when waiting in line, for a turn, or while something cooks. In health and safety lessons, a patient is someone in a hospital, clinic or at the dentist. In stories, a patient character stays calm while others rush. Phrases: be patient, patient with someone, a hospital patient, a patient teacher.

### Examples

- Please be patient and wait your turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x1)
- My grandad is very patient when he teaches me chess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x2)
- The dentist had three patients before lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x3)
- A patient fisherman can sit for hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x4)
- She was patient with her little brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x5)
- The nurse took the patient's temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x6)
- Plants grow slowly, so a gardener must be patient. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x7)
- "Be patient, and we shall see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patient/#x8)

### Note

As an adjective: patient, more patient, most patient; the opposite is "impatient". The noun "patience" means being able to wait calmly. As a noun "patient" is countable: one patient, two patients. Do not confuse "patients" (people seeing a doctor) with "patience" (calm waiting); they sound the same. "Patient with" a person: "Be patient with her."

## In Jewish tradition

Willing to wait and endure hard times. In Job and Ecclesiastes it means calm of spirit, as opposed to pride.

**Interpretation.** Jewish thought values patience and trust in God. Job's patience is debated, since he does complain.

### Examples

- What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, that I should be patient? (Writings JOB.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x1)
- Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. (Writings ECC.7.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x2)

### Note

As an adjective: patient, more patient, most patient; the opposite is "impatient". The noun "patience" means being able to wait calmly. As a noun "patient" is countable: one patient, two patients. Do not confuse "patients" (people seeing a doctor) with "patience" (calm waiting); they sound the same. "Patient with" a person: "Be patient with her."

## On Mova

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