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Patience involves waiting.
Patients are found in the hospital.
Patience (noun)
Patience is the ability to wait for something we want until the event happens. The wait may be just sitting, or it may involve being active, doing other things until it happens.
Examples:
- We are told that patience is a virtue, but I really do not like to wait.
- The patience of a cat sitting by a mouse hole is amazing.
- Fishing requires patience.
Patience is a noun, a non-count noun, meaning that we do not measure it. It does not have a singular and a plural form. To describe how much, we use “a lot of” or “a little” or “no” patience.
- How much patience does it take to outwait a fish?
- Her patience was wearing very thin.
- A hungry child has no patience.
Patients (noun)
When referring to sick people in a hospital, “patients” is the plural of “patient.”
Examples:
- A good doctor has patience with her patients.
- Some hospital rooms have beds for one patient, and others have beds for two patients.
- “The doctor will see you now” is good news for any patient.
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