/paˈθjente/
#692 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
patient
Word origin
From Latin patiens ('suffering, enduring'), present participle of pati ('to suffer'). The same root gives English patient, patience and passion.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- patiens
- English cognates
- patient, patience, passion
Grammar
Masc pluralpacientes
Examples
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You have to be patient with children.
atiende .
The doctor sees the next patient.
, .
I am patient, but not as patient as my mother.
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The patient has been in hospital for two weeks.
, .
Be patient, these things take time.
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The patient has been waiting for the doctor for two hours.
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