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/ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns/Have patience – he'll be there soon.
She was quickly losing patience with the whole wretched situation.
After waiting for an hour, I was beginning to run out of patience.
You need a lot of patience and understanding to be a good parent.
I'm afraid I have no patience with people like them.
She was quickly losing patience with the whole wretched situation.
You have to have the patience of a saint to work in a place like this.
Collocations: patience This is the British English definition of patience. View American English definition of patience.
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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