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lose patience

lose patience verb: to become impatient.

Verb

lose patience (third-person singular simple present loses patience, present participle losing patience, simple past and past participle lost patience)

  1. (idiomatic) To become impatient.
    Synonyms:
    lose one's patience

Synonyms of lose patience

  • lose one's patience

Forms of lose patience

third-person singular presentloses patience
present participlelosing patience
past participlelost patience
pastlost patience

Questions about lose patience

What does lose patience mean?
Lose patience means to become impatient.
What part of speech is lose patience?
Lose patience is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose patience?
The past tense of lose patience is lost patience.

Words near lose patience in the dictionary

  1. lose one's virginity
  2. lose one's way
  3. lose one's wits
  4. lose oneself
  5. lose out
  6. lose patience
  7. lose sight of
  8. lose sleep
  9. lose steam
  10. lose the battle, but win the war
  11. lose the bell

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