Elementary 📚 Vocabulary · #1125 of 1319

patient (adj.)

able to wait calmly

Examples

  • Be patient.

Key rules

  • Patient means able to wait calmly without anger
  • Be patient with someone, patient teacher
  • Patience is the noun
💡 Tip: Describing people // Teaching // Waiting
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