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patient
adjective
able
to
stay
calm
and
not
become
annoyed
or
upset
,
especially
while
waiting
or
facing
difficulties
•
Mia
was
patient
while
her
brother
tried
to
tie
his
shoes
.
Mia
was
patient
while
her
brother
tried
to
tie
his
shoes
.
•
You
must
stay
patient
;
the
train
will
arrive
soon
.
You
must
stay
patient
;
the
train
will
arrive
soon
.
From
Latin
‘
patiēns
’
present
participle
of
‘
patī
’
meaning
‘
to
suffer
,
endure
’,
later
shifting
to
the
idea
of
enduring
calmly
.
noun
a
person
who
is
receiving
medical
care
or
treatment
from
a
doctor
,
nurse
,
or
hospital
•
The
patient
thanked
the
nurse
for
her
kindness
.
The
patient
thanked
the
nurse
for
her
kindness
.
•
Each
patient
must
fill
out
a
health
questionnaire
before
the
appointment
.
Each
patient
must
fill
out
a
health
questionnaire
before
the
appointment
.
From
Middle
French
‘
patient
’,
from
Latin
‘
patiēns
’
meaning
‘
suffering
,
enduring
’.
noun
in
linguistics
,
the
person
or
thing
that
is
affected
by
the
action
expressed
by
a
verb
•
In
the
sentence
“
The
cake
was
eaten
by
Sam
,” “
the
cake
”
is
the
patient
.
In
the
sentence
“
The
cake
was
eaten
by
Sam
,” “
the
cake
”
is
the
patient
.
•
Many
languages
mark
the
patient
with
special
case
endings
.
Many
languages
mark
the
patient
with
special
case
endings
.
Adopted
into
linguistics
in
the
20th
century
,
extending
the
traditional
medical
sense
of
‘
patient
’
to
describe
an
entity
that
‘
undergoes
’
an
action
.
pattern
noun
a
design
in
which
lines
,
shapes
,
colours
,
or
other
elements
are
repeated
in
a
regular
way
on
a
surface
•
The
carpet
has
a
beautiful
floral
pattern
in
red
and
gold
.
The
carpet
has
a
beautiful
floral
pattern
in
red
and
gold
.
•
She
chose
a
striped
pattern
for
the
new
kitchen
curtains
.
She
chose
a
striped
pattern
for
the
new
kitchen
curtains
.
From
Middle
English
patrun
,
later
altered
to
pattern
under
influence
of
French
patron
,
originally
meaning
‘
model
’
or
‘
example
’.
noun
a
regular
and
repeated
way
in
which
something
happens
,
develops
,
or
is
arranged
•
Meteorologists
detected
a
warming
pattern
over
the
last
decade
.
Meteorologists
detected
a
warming
pattern
over
the
last
decade
.
•
Children
often
follow
a
sleep
pattern
that
changes
as
they
grow
.
Children
often
follow
a
sleep
pattern
that
changes
as
they
grow
.
noun
a
paper
or
digital
template
that
shows
the
shapes
and
sizes
needed
to
cut
material
in
order
to
make
something
like
clothing
or
a
craft
item
•
Grandma
used
a
vintage
dress
pattern
to
sew
my
costume
.
Grandma
used
a
vintage
dress
pattern
to
sew
my
costume
.
•
The
kit
includes
a
printed
pattern
for
making
the
toy
rabbit
.
The
kit
includes
a
printed
pattern
for
making
the
toy
rabbit
.
verb
to
decorate
or
arrange
something
with
a
repeated
design
,
or
to
model
one
thing
on
another
•
The
ceiling
was
patterned
with
tiny
gold
stars
.
The
ceiling
was
patterned
with
tiny
gold
stars
.
•
They
plan
to
pattern
the
new
garden
paths
after
traditional
Japanese
designs
.
They
plan
to
pattern
the
new
garden
paths
after
traditional
Japanese
designs
.
path
noun
a
narrow
track
on
the
ground
that
people
or
animals
regularly
walk
along
•
A
narrow
path
wound
through
the
forest
,
lined
with
wildflowers
.
A
narrow
path
wound
through
the
forest
,
lined
with
wildflowers
.
•
Cyclists
share
the
riverside
path
with
joggers
every
morning
.
Cyclists
share
the
riverside
path
with
joggers
every
morning
.
Old
English
pæth
,
paeth
‘
track
,
way
’,
of
Germanic
origin
;
related
to
German
Pfad
.
noun
a
course
of
action
or
way
that
someone
follows
to
reach
a
goal
or
result
•
After
college
,
she
chose
a
path
in
medicine
.
After
college
,
she
chose
a
path
in
medicine
.
•
Hard
work
and
curiosity
set
him
on
the
path
to
success
.
Hard
work
and
curiosity
set
him
on
the
path
to
success
.
figurative
use
recorded
since
the
13th
century
,
extending
the
physical
sense
of
‘
track
’
to
life
choices
and
developments
.
noun
the
full
location
or
address
of
a
file
or
folder
in
a
computer
system
•
Save
the
document
to
the
folder
whose
path
is
shown
at
the
top
.
Save
the
document
to
the
folder
whose
path
is
shown
at
the
top
.
•
The
script
failed
because
the
file
path
contained
spaces
.
The
script
failed
because
the
file
path
contained
spaces
.
specialized
computing
sense
arose
in
the
1960s
with
early
operating
systems
that
needed
a
way
to
refer
to
file
locations
.
noun
in
mathematics
and
graph
theory
,
a
sequence
of
vertices
connected
by
edges
•
Find
a
path
that
connects
all
the
nodes
without
repetition
.
Find
a
path
that
connects
all
the
nodes
without
repetition
.
•
In
the
maze
,
there
is
no
simple
path
from
start
to
finish
.
In
the
maze
,
there
is
no
simple
path
from
start
to
finish
.
adopted
into
graph
theory
in
the
early
20th
century
as
a
metaphor
for
moving
along
connected
points
patch
noun
-
patch
,
patches
a
small
piece
of
cloth
or
other
material
that
is
sewn
or
stuck
over
a
hole
or
weak
spot
to
repair
it
•
The
tailor
sewed
a
bright
patch
over
the
hole
in
my
jeans
.
The
tailor
sewed
a
bright
patch
over
the
hole
in
my
jeans
.
•
Anna
ironed
a
denim
patch
onto
her
backpack
to
hide
a
tear
.
Anna
ironed
a
denim
patch
onto
her
backpack
to
hide
a
tear
.
Middle
English
from
medieval
French
‘
pieche
’,
later
‘
pece
’,
meaning
‘
piece
’.
noun
-
patch
,
patches
a
small
area
that
is
different
in
color
,
texture
,
or
use
from
what
surrounds
it
•
We
planted
carrots
in
a
small
patch
of
soil
behind
the
shed
.
We
planted
carrots
in
a
small
patch
of
soil
behind
the
shed
.
•
A
golden
patch
of
sunlight
warmed
the
cat
on
the
wooden
floor
.
A
golden
patch
of
sunlight
warmed
the
cat
on
the
wooden
floor
.
verb
-
patch
,
patching
,
patches
,
patched
to
repair
something
by
putting
a
patch
over
a
hole
or
damaged
area
•
Grandpa
patched
the
roof
with
new
shingles
after
the
storm
.
Grandpa
patched
the
roof
with
new
shingles
after
the
storm
.
•
She
quickly
patched
a
hole
in
the
tent
with
duct
tape
.
She
quickly
patched
a
hole
in
the
tent
with
duct
tape
.
noun
-
patch
,
patches
a
small
,
thin
piece
of
material
with
medicine
on
one
side
that
sticks
to
the
skin
and
slowly
releases
the
drug
•
The
doctor
advised
him
to
wear
a
nicotine
patch
to
quit
smoking
.
The
doctor
advised
him
to
wear
a
nicotine
patch
to
quit
smoking
.
•
She
placed
a
motion-sickness
patch
behind
her
ear
before
boarding
the
ferry
.
She
placed
a
motion-sickness
patch
behind
her
ear
before
boarding
the
ferry
.
noun
-
patch
,
patches
a
period
of
time
when
things
are
going
particularly
well
or
badly
•
Their
marriage
went
through
a
rough
patch
,
but
they
worked
it
out
.
Their
marriage
went
through
a
rough
patch
,
but
they
worked
it
out
.
•
The
team
hit
a
bad
patch
mid-season
and
lost
five
games
in
a
row
.
The
team
hit
a
bad
patch
mid-season
and
lost
five
games
in
a
row
.
noun
-
patch
,
patches
a
small
piece
of
software
released
to
fix
bugs
or
improve
an
existing
computer
program
•
The
company
released
a
security
patch
to
fix
the
bug
.
The
company
released
a
security
patch
to
fix
the
bug
.
•
Install
the
latest
patch
before
you
open
the
program
.
Install
the
latest
patch
before
you
open
the
program
.
verb
-
patch
,
patching
,
patches
,
patched
to
update
computer
software
by
applying
a
patch
that
fixes
problems
or
adds
improvements
•
Remember
to
patch
your
operating
system
against
new
threats
.
Remember
to
patch
your
operating
system
against
new
threats
.
•
The
engineers
patched
the
software
overnight
to
stop
the
crash
bug
.
The
engineers
patched
the
software
overnight
to
stop
the
crash
bug
.
participate
verb
-
participate
,
participating
,
participates
,
participated
to
take
part
in
an
activity
,
event
,
or
situation
with
other
people
•
All
the
students
agreed
to
participate
in
the
science
fair
.
All
the
students
agreed
to
participate
in
the
science
fair
.
•
If
you
want
to
participate
,
please
sign
up
before
Friday
.
If
you
want
to
participate
,
please
sign
up
before
Friday
.
Mid-16th
century
,
from
Latin
participat-
‘
shared
in
’,
from
participare
‘
share
in
’,
from
pars
,
part-
‘
part
’
+
capere
‘
take
’.
verb
-
participate
,
participating
,
participates
,
participated
to
share
in
or
possess
a
part
of
a
quality
,
characteristic
,
or
element
•
The
novel
participates
in
both
comedy
and
tragedy
.
The
novel
participates
in
both
comedy
and
tragedy
.
•
Her
speech
participated
in
the
optimism
of
the
era
.
Her
speech
participated
in
the
optimism
of
the
era
.
Same
origin
as
the
common
sense
:
from
Latin
participare
“
share
in
”,
emphasizing
the
idea
of
possessing
a
portion
of
something
.
participation
noun
-
participation
the
action
of
being
actively
involved
in
an
activity
,
event
,
or
group
•
Student
participation
in
class
discussions
makes
the
lessons
more
lively
.
Student
participation
in
class
discussions
makes
the
lessons
more
lively
.
•
The
marathon
relies
on
the
active
participation
of
hundreds
of
volunteers
.
The
marathon
relies
on
the
active
participation
of
hundreds
of
volunteers
.
From
Latin
participatio
“
a
sharing
in
”,
from
participare
“
to
take
part
”.
noun
a
share
in
a
loan
or
investment
sold
by
the
original
lender
or
owner
,
giving
the
buyer
rights
to
a
proportionate
return
•
The
bank
sold
a
participation
in
the
large
commercial
loan
to
reduce
its
exposure
.
The
bank
sold
a
participation
in
the
large
commercial
loan
to
reduce
its
exposure
.
•
Investors
can
buy
a
participation
for
as
little
as
$10
,
000
.
Investors
can
buy
a
participation
for
as
little
as
$10
,
000
.
Extended
from
the
general
sense
of
taking
part
,
applied
in
early
20th-century
finance
to
mean
a
shared
portion
of
a
loan
.
anticipate
verb
-
anticipate
,
anticipating
,
anticipates
,
anticipated
to
expect
that
something
will
happen
and
prepare
for
it
•
We
anticipate
heavy
snow
tomorrow
,
so
the
school
may
close
.
We
anticipate
heavy
snow
tomorrow
,
so
the
school
may
close
.
•
The
project
manager
anticipated
delays
and
ordered
materials
early
.
The
project
manager
anticipated
delays
and
ordered
materials
early
.
From
Latin
anticipātus
,
past
participle
of
anticipāre
‘
to
take
beforehand
’,
from
ante
‘
before
’
+
capere
‘
to
take
’.
verb
-
anticipate
,
anticipating
,
anticipates
,
anticipated
to
look
forward
to
something
with
excitement
or
pleasure
•
The
children
anticipate
Christmas
morning
with
shining
eyes
.
The
children
anticipate
Christmas
morning
with
shining
eyes
.
•
I
anticipate
my
trip
to
Japan
next
month
with
great
excitement
.
I
anticipate
my
trip
to
Japan
next
month
with
great
excitement
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
derived
from
Latin
anticipāre
meaning
‘
to
take
beforehand
’.
verb
-
anticipate
,
anticipating
,
anticipates
,
anticipated
to
act
before
something
happens
so
as
to
deal
with
it
in
advance
•
The
engineers
anticipated
flooding
and
raised
the
bridge
higher
.
The
engineers
anticipated
flooding
and
raised
the
bridge
higher
.
•
The
store
anticipates
demand
by
stocking
extra
water
before
storms
.
The
store
anticipates
demand
by
stocking
extra
water
before
storms
.
Sense
based
on
the
older
idea
of
‘
taking
action
beforehand
’,
recorded
in
English
from
the
16th
century
.