patient of
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6.0
- adjective
- /ˈpeɪʃənt əv/
Examples
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Both the owner and his father have been patients of mine so I know them quite well.
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How long have you been a patient of Dr Marvin's?
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George Bynum was a patient of mine for almost two years.
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She is a patient of the very people... ...we're about to take to court.
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She's a patient of Susan's.
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Yes this is Bob Wiley, I'm a patient of Dr Marvin's, I have to speak with him right away, it's urgent...
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Birte Becker and Sylvia Ottersen were both patients of yours?
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She is very patient with her little brother, even when he makes a mess.
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Despite the long wait, he remained patient and didn't complain.
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The teacher was patient while explaining the difficult math problem to her students.
Synonyms
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1.9
Able to stay calm and not get annoyed when waiting
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3.2
Accepting of people and ideas that are different
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7.2
Being calm and patient when other people make them angry
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4.9
A person who stays calm and acts in a reliable way
Antonyms
How Patient
Surface Forms
Morphology
patient + of
The adjective 'patient' means 'able to tolerate' and the preposition 'of' indicates the entity toward which that tolerance is directed, so the meaning 'tolerant of X' is directly derivable from the constituents. While learners might more commonly encounter the collocate 'patient with' in contemporary usage, the compositional semantics is straightforward and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Patient of gives a picture of a calm person quietly taking something unpleasant. Imagine someone standing while others shout or throw small stones and they do not answer or complain; because they 'put up with' the trouble, we call them patient of it, so the phrase means 'able to put up with something without complaint'.