patient
🇺🇸
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
noun
A2
A person getting medical care, especially in a hospital.
The patient waited calmly for the doctor to arrive.
A2
A person who sees a specific doctor or dentist for treatment.
The patient visited the dentist for a regular check-up.
R
The person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
In the sentence 'The patient received medicine', the patient is the one getting the action.
adjective
R
Able to wait calmly without getting upset.
The patient parent calmly helped the child learn to tie their shoes.
translation
A person getting medical care, especially in a hospital.; A person who sees a specific doctor or dentist for treatment.; The person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
Able to wait calmly without getting upset.
Word Forms
Plural
patients