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patience — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, great, infinite ▪ little ▪ I have little patience with fundamentalists of any kind. VERB + PATIENCE ▪ … Collocations dictionary
infinite — in|fi|nite [ ınfınıt ] adjective * very great, and seeming to have no limit: The possibilities are infinite. a teacher with infinite patience an infinite variety/number: The city offers an infinite variety of things to do. a. without any end or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
infinite */ — UK [ˈɪnfɪnət] / US [ˈɪnfɪnɪt] adjective very great, and seeming to have no limit The possibilities are infinite. a teacher with infinite patience an infinite variety/number: The city offers an infinite variety of things to do. a) without any end… … English dictionary
infinite — [ˈɪnfɪnət] adj 1) very great, and seeming to have no limit a teacher with infinite patience[/ex] The possibilities are infinite.[/ex] 2) with no physical end or limit Space is infinite.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
patience / patients — Patience is the ability to remain calm even when dealing with someone or something difficult: The teacher showed infinite patience for the students struggling with the reading material. (See also assistance and assistants.) Patients are… … Confused words
patience / patients — Patience is the ability to remain calm even when dealing with someone or something difficult: The teacher showed infinite patience for the students struggling with the reading material. (See also assistance and assistants.) Patients are… … Confused words
patience — n. quality of being patient 1) to display, show patience 2) to tax, try smb. s patience 3) to lose one s patience; to run out of patience 4) endless, inexhaustible, infinite patience 5) one s patience wears thin 6) patience for; with (she has… … Combinatory dictionary
patience — pa|tience S3 [ˈpeıʃəns] n [U] 1.) the ability to continue waiting or doing something for a long time without becoming angry or anxious ≠ ↑impatience ▪ I wouldn t have the patience to sit sewing all day. infinite/unlimited/endless patience ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
infinite — 01. He gets [infinite] pleasure from playing with his children. 02. Bella will be a wonderful kindergarten teacher. She seems to have an [infinite] amount of patience with children, and is very loving. 03. The field of wild flowers showed a… … Grammatical examples in English
Infinite Space — For the 2002 computer game by Digital Eel, see Strange Adventures in Infinite Space. Infinite Space Developer(s) Nude Maker … Wikipedia
infinite — in•fi•nite [[t]ˈɪn fə nɪt[/t]] adj. 1) immeasurably great: infinite patience[/ex] 2) indefinitely or exceedingly great: infinite sums of money[/ex] 3) unbounded or unlimited; boundless; endless 4) math. Math. a) math. not finite b) math. (of a… … From formal English to slang