impatience
/ɪmˈpeɪʃns/noun
उच्चारण इम्पेश्न्स
अधीरता, बेसब्री
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[U] ~ (with sb/sth) | ~ (at sth)
the feeling of being annoyed by somebody or something, especially because you have to wait
अधीरता, बेसब्री
- She showed impatience with the delay.
- Radhika tapped her pen in impatience while the clerk searched for the file.
- He waited with growing impatience for the bus to arrive.
+ 2 more examples
- Children's impatience was clear as they queued for ice cream.
- The customer said, with some impatience, that he had been waiting for an hour.
Synonyms restlessness irritability eagerness haste agitation
Opposite patience calmness tolerance forbearance
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
impatience with + sb / sth
Use with for the person or thing that makes you impatient. It can also be followed by at for something happening now.
जिस व्यक्ति या चीज़ से अधीरता हो, उसके लिए 'with' लगता है। अभी हो रही बात के लिए 'at' भी आ सकता है।
- The manager showed impatience with the slow staff.
- She felt impatience at the long delay.
impatience to + verb
Impatience to do something means a strong wish to do it at once.
'Impatience to do something' का अर्थ उसे तुरंत करने की तीव्र इच्छा है।
- He showed impatience to start the match.
- The students' impatience to see the results grew.
impatience (uncountable)
Impatience is uncountable, so it has no a and no plural. The adjective is impatient.
'Impatience' अगणनीय है, इसलिए इसमें 'a' या बहुवचन नहीं लगता। Adjective 'impatient' है।
- Impatience is a common weakness among young learners.
with impatience / in impatience
With impatience describes how someone acts or speaks.
'With impatience' बताता है कि कोई कैसे कार्य करता है या बोलता है।
- She tapped her foot with impatience.
impatience vs patience
Patience is the ability to wait calmly; impatience is the lack of it, and often leads to mistakes.
'Patience' शांति से प्रतीक्षा करने की क्षमता है; 'impatience' उसकी कमी है, और प्रायः गलतियों की ओर ले जाती है।
- His impatience cost him the match.
+Collocations 4
adjective + impatience
growingobviousbarely hiddengreatsheermounting
- There was growing impatience among the waiting passengers.
verb + impatience
showfeelexpresshidelose patiencebetray
- The audience expressed its impatience by clapping slowly.
impatience + noun / verb
grewshowedgot the better ofled to
- His impatience got the better of him in the interview.
emotion + impatience
anger andanxiety andexcitement andirritation and
- She felt anxiety and impatience before the results.
“More examples 5
- The queue moved so slowly that people began to show impatience.
कतार इतनी धीमी चली कि लोग अधीरता दिखाने लगे।
- Radhika's impatience with her brother made her shout.
अपने भाई के प्रति राधिका की अधीरता के कारण वह चिल्ला पड़ी।
- He waited with growing impatience for the train.
वह बढ़ती अधीरता के साथ ट्रेन की प्रतीक्षा करता रहा।
- The teacher's impatience frightened the young pupils.
शिक्षक की अधीरता ने छोटे विद्यार्थियों को डरा दिया।
- Impatience to finish early led to careless mistakes.
जल्दी पूरा करने की अधीरता के कारण लापरवाही भरी गलतियाँ हुईं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She showed impatience on the waiter.
✓ She showed impatience with the waiter.
Impatience takes with before the person, not on.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'impatience' के साथ 'with' आता है, 'on' नहीं।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
im·pa·tience
?Which word?
Keep the restless words together: impatient, restless, fidgety (unable to stay still), edgy (nervous), testy (easily annoyed).
बेचैनी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: impatient, restless, fidgety (स्थिर न रह पाने वाला), edgy (घबराया), testy (जल्दी चिढ़ने वाला)।
§Grammar and usage
Impatient with sb ('impatient with slow learners'); impatient at sth; impatient to do sth ('impatient to start'); impatient for sth.
Usage: 'impatient with sb' (किसी व्यक्ति से अधीर, जैसे 'impatient with slow learners'); 'impatient at sth' (किसी बात पर बेचैन); 'impatient to do sth' (कुछ करने को उतावला, जैसे 'impatient to start'); 'impatient for sth' (किसी चीज़ का इंतज़ार न कर पाना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'Patience is a virtue.'
कहावत 'Patience is a virtue'।