Question

multiple meaning words
patient(pāshant)

1. (adjective) able to accept or tolerate problems without getting anxious
2. (noun) a person receiving medical care or attention

which definition of patient is used in each sentence below?
suzy was patient enough to wait for her cousin for 4 hours.
① ②
my mother had to skip her own birthday dinner because she had a patient with an emergency at the hospital.
① ②

Explanation:

First Sentence: "Suzy was patient enough to wait for her cousin for 4 hours."

In this sentence, "patient" describes Suzy's ability to tolerate waiting without anxiety, which matches the adjective definition (1: able to accept or tolerate problems without getting anxious).

Here, "patient" refers to a person (at the hospital) receiving medical care, which matches the noun definition (2: a person receiving medical care or attention).

Answer:

1

Second Sentence: "My mother had to skip her own birthday dinner because she had a patient with an emergency at the hospital."