impatient Definition
im·pa·tient (im′pā′s̸hənt)
impatient Related Forms
im·pa′·tiently adverb
impatient Idioms
impatient of
not willing to bear or tolerate
impatient Synonyms
impatient
modif.
impatient Usage Examples
Converse of object
- grow: But the people grew impatient along the way, 5 and they began to murmur against God and Moses.
- become: Jerry agreed he'd probably become impatient with drunks who just wouldn't listen.
- get: I was getting a bit impatient for some company.
Adjective modifier
little: I'd be a little impatient to get to " Trust " .
Modifies a noun
- waiting: I was getting impatient waiting, with a couple of boats roped to my bow, and shouted.
- gesture: Then he gave a deep groan and with an impatient gesture he put out the light.
- driver: I have been knocked off my bike twice by impatient drivers within 6 months.
Modifying Another Word
- terribly: She bent her adorable head, chose a chocolate and offered it to him. [ Illustration: " Are you not terribly impatient?
- increasingly: Hans maintains a taut composure in the face of Freisler's increasingly impatient questioning.
- too: I was too impatient to embrace her to stay to be asked twice; I ran to greet her.
- rather: Perhaps my pressing publc speaking deadline has made me rather impatient to find black and white answers where they don't necessarily exist.
- extremely: Four deep at the bar with forty five percent of the clientele being rude and extremely impatient.
Noun used with modifier
bit: I was getting a bit impatient for some company.
Infinitive complement
- wait: And if you're too impatient to wait the five seconds the full electric movement takes, you can pull the doors manually.
- hear: Why are you thus impatient to hear me speak?
Used with adjective complement
- grow: To begin with I grew impatient at how long it often took to get through to the children.
- become: Some newly qualified teachers are now becoming quite impatient with the older teachers.
- seem: He seems slightly impatient with extended discussion of his theory, and wants to talks about what effect it has had.
- get: Do not get impatient: at some point you will find the right person.
Preposition: of
delay: He is always in a hurry and impatient of delays.
Browse dictionary entries near impatient
- ‹ impatiens
- ‹ impatience
- ‹ impasto
- ‹ impaste
- ‹ impassive
- ‹ impassioned
- ‹ impassion
- ‹ impassible
- ‹ impasse
- ‹ impassable
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