How to Use "Patient" with Example Sentences

patient (adj): able to wait for a long period of time without getting upset or angry

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Used with adverbs:

"She is extremely patient with her students."
(extremely, very, fairly, incredibly)

Used with verbs:

"She is patient with children."
(be: is/am/are, seems, sounds)

"Please remain patient."
(remain, stay)

Used with prepositions:

"They have been very patient with their neighbor."
(with)

"He has been extremely patient about the whole situation."
(about)

patient (n): a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or at a hospital

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Used with adjectives:

"Surgical patients are recovering in the intensive care unit."
(surgical, transplant)

"The hospital has a separate wing for mental patients."
(mental, psychiatric, mentally ill)

"His specialty is treating elderly patients."
(elderly, older, geriatric, pediatric)

"She is a nurse for terminal patients."
(terminal, hospice)

Used with verbs:

"The doctor sees many patients each day."
(sees, treats, examines)

"The patient was admitted to the hospital this morning."
(be + admitted)

"The hospital discharged the patient in the evening."
(discharged)

"They are transferring the patient to another hospital."
(be + transferring, be + referring)

"The patient developed an infection in the hospital."
(developed, got)

"The patient suffered a heart attack in the waiting room."
(suffered)

"The patient was diagnosed with a virus."
(be + diagnosed)

"The patient is undergoing more tests."
(be + undergoing, be + receiving)

Used with nouns:

"Patient care is lacking in this country."
(care)

Used with prepositions:

"Patients with cancer usually receive chemotherapy."
(with)