noun Download 🔗Share A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person. Examples : "The doctor spoke kindly to her patients before giving them their medicine. " medicine person animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action. Examples : "The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient." grammar linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. Examples : "The patients in the waiting room were all passively waiting for the doctor. " person medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading