impatient

CEFRB1

/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Unable or unwilling to wait calmly.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Anxious and eager, especially to begin or have something.

Examples

  • I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.

  • You must be less impatient.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not to be borne; unendurable.

  2. Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.

  3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience.

More examples

In context

  • You're so impatient with me.

  • She dances when she becomes impatient.

  • impatient speeches or replies

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank child kept asking 'are we there yet?' during the long car ride.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Old French impacient (modern French impatient), from Latin impatiēns. By surface analysis, im- + patient.