Plural of patient
regular plural
The plural of patient is patients.
Forms of patient
| Singular | patient /ˈpeɪ̯ʃənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | patients |
| Countable | countable |
Patients in a sentence
- Hello, is your practice currently accepting new patients? I'd like to become a patient there if so.
- At the veterinary clinic, caring for the patients successfully and dealing with the patients’ owners successfully are both necessary skills.
- If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner.From the entry them
- The patients, (al)though getting stronger, will not come off their medications.From the entry although
- Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.From the entry than
Meaning of patient
- adjective Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
- adjective Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent.
- adjective Physically able to suffer or bear.
Questions about the plural of patient
- What is the plural of patient?
- The plural of patient is patients.
- Is patient countable?
- Patient is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: patient (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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