patience
/ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpeɪʃ(ə)ns/
patience
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- Final e often stays silent
pa - tience -> patience
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ~ (with sb/sth) စိတ်ရှည်ခြင်း။ သည်းခံခြင်း။ People have lost patience with (ie have become annoyed about) the slow pace of reform. ❍ After three hours of waiting for the train,our patience was exhausted. ❍ She has little patience with (ie can hardly tolerate) anyone who doesn't share her views. ❍ It's enough to try (ie test) the patience of a saint!
၂။ ~ (for sth/ to do sth) စိတ်ရှည်ခြင်း။ လောမကြီးခြင်း။ Learning to walk again after his accident required great patience. ❍ I haven't the patience to do embroidery.
၃။ (Brit )(US solitaire )တစ်ကိုယ်တော်ဖဲကစားနည်း။
More examples
- [need/require patience] : Wildlife photography requires a lot of patience.
- [have the patience for something] : Most people wouldn’t have the patience for such painstaking work.
- [have patience] : Have patience – he’ll be there soon.
- She was quickly losing patience with the whole wretched situation.
- [run out of patience] : After waiting for an hour, I was beginning to run out of patience.
- You need a lot of patience and understanding to be a good parent.
- [have no patience with someone/something] : I’m afraid I have no patience with people like them.
- [lose patience with someone/something] : She was quickly losing patience with the whole wretched situation.
- [the patience of a saint/of Job] : You have to have the patience of a saint to work in a place like this.
Synonyms
endurance, staying power, tolerance, lack of complaint, persistence, fortitude, serenity, backbone, bearing, calmness, capacity, composure, constancy, cool, diligence, equanimity, even temper, forbearance, grit, guts, gutsiness, heart, humility, imperturbability, intestinal fortitude, legs, leniency, long-suffering, longanimity, moderation, moxie, nonresistance, passiveness, passivity, perseverance, placidity, poise, resignation, restraint, self-control, stamina, starch, stoicism, submission, sufferance, toleration, unflappability, yielding
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