patience
The quality of being patientThe quality of being patient.
» I'm beginning to lose my patience.
Ich verliere gleich die Geduld.
Я начинаю терять терпение.
Я починаю втрачати терпець.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The quality of being patient.
Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
I appreciate the patience with which you've explained it.
Geduld
терпе́ниеterpénije, терпели́востьterpelívostʹ
терпі́нняterpínnja, терпля́чістьterpljáčistʹ, терпели́вістьterpelývistʹ
(UK, uncountable, usually)Any of various card games that can be played by one person.
пасья́нсpasʹjáns
пасья́нсpasʹjáns
a card game played by one person
Examples
546 sentencesI'm beginning to lose my patience.
Я починаю втрачати терпець.
ruЯ начинаю терять терпение.
deIch verliere gleich die Geduld.
My patience has finally run out.
Мій терпець врешті-решт урвався.
ruМоё терпение наконец кончилось.
Tom is running out of patience.
У Тома уривається терпець.
ruУ Тома кончается терпение.
He has reached the end of his patience.
Його терпець урвався.
ruЕго терпение кончилось.
Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.
Іноді терпіння - найсильніша зброя.
ruИногда терпение - сильнейшее оружие.
deGeduld ist manchmal die wirkungsvollste Waffe.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience),Inherited from Middle English pacience, from Old French pacience (modern French patience), from Latin patientia (“suffering; endurance, patience”), from patiens, present active participle of patior (“suffer, experience, wait”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”). Displaced Old English ġeþyld.
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Forms
plural: patiences| Singular | patience |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonyms- good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence:forbearancelonganimity
- a card game played by one person:solitaire
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- little more patience
- lose my patience
- lose patience
- lot of patience
- as much patience
- much patience as
- out of patience
- more patience
- lost his patience
- my patience is
- have the patience
- a little patience