patients

UK
/ˈpeɪʃnts/
US
/ˈpeɪʃənts/
patientnoun

patients

pl

patients
pl
UK
/ˈpeɪʃnt/
US
/ˈpeɪʃənt/
Translations
The patient is waiting for the doctor.
Пациент ждет врача.
Additional translations
Definitions
A person receiving or registered to receive medical treatment.
The patient was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
In linguistics, the entity that is affected by or undergoes the action expressed by a verb.
In the sentence "The cat ate the mouse," "the mouse" is the patient.
patientadjective
Definitions
Able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.
She remained patient throughout the long wait at the doctor's office.