Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (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 sentences
  1. I'm beginning to lose my patience.

    Я починаю втрачати терпець.

    ruЯ начинаю терять терпение.

    deIch verliere gleich die Geduld.

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  2. My patience has finally run out.

    Мій терпець врешті-решт урвався.

    ruМоё терпение наконец кончилось.

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  3. Tom is running out of patience.

    У Тома уривається терпець.

    ruУ Тома кончается терпение.

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  4. He has reached the end of his patience.

    Його терпець урвався.

    ruЕго терпение кончилось.

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  5. Patience is sometimes the most effective weapon.

    Іноді терпіння - найсильніша зброя.

    ruИногда терпение - сильнейшее оружие.

    deGeduld ist manchmal die wirkungsvollste Waffe.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
quality of being patient:
game that can be played by one person:
Русский
By meaning 2
quality of being patient:
game that can be played by one person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
quality of being patient:

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
Singularpatience

uncountable

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
patience — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto