patience

patience
noun
ADJECTIVE
endless, great, infinite
little

I have little patience with fundamentalists of any kind.

VERB + PATIENCE
exercise, have, show

They thanked him for showing so much patience.

lack
be out of, lose, run out of

It is clear that they are out of patience with me.

We eventually ran out of patience with him.

keep

I find it hard to keep my patience with them.

demand, need, require, take

Above all, fishing requires great patience.

exhaust, strain, stretch, tax, test, try

The children were beginning to try my patience.

counsel, preach (esp. AmE)

His advisers are trying to counsel patience.

PATIENCE + VERB
be exhausted, run out, snap, wear thin

Meg could see Kirk's patience was running out, so she shut up.

Her patience snapped and she walked out.

be rewarded

Our patience was finally rewarded and we got the band's autographs.

PREPOSITION
with patience

She listened with infinite patience to his excuses.

patience for

He has little patience for people who don't work.

patience with

The fans were losing patience with the team.

PHRASES
the patience of a saint

These endless meetings are enough to tax the patience of a saint.


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