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impatiently

/ɪmˈpeɪʃəntli/

Meanings
adverb
Without patience

Examples :

"The student waited impatiently for the teacher to finish explaining the new math concept. "
attitude character emotion

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Illustration concept

concept noun

/ˈkɒn.sɛpt/

An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.

"The concept of teamwork is important in our school's project groups. "

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration new

new noun

/njʉː/ /n(j)u/ /njuː/

Things that are new.

"Out with the old, in with the new."

Illustration finish

finish noun

/ˈfɪnɪʃ/

An end; the end of anything.

"The finish of the school year was a relief for all the students. "

Illustration explaining

explaining verb

/ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/ /ɛkˈspleɪnɪŋ/

To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

"To explain a chapter of the Bible."

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for conjunction

/fɔːr/

In order to.

"I saved money for a new car."

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math noun

/mɑːθ/ /mæθ/ /mɑːt/

A mowing; what is gathered from mowing.

"The farmer's math of the hay field was impressive—he collected a large amount. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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waited verb

/ˈweɪt.ɪd/ /ˈweɪ.tɪd/

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

"She waited the bus, hoping it would arrive soon. "

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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patience noun

/ˈpeɪʃəns/

The quality of being patient.

"My sister's patience with her younger brother is admirable. "

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without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "