patient - Definition & Meaning | VisualLang Dictionary

tient

Plural

patients

someone who is receiving medical treatment, particularly in a hospital or from a doctor

As a nurse, she must be kind and attentive to all her patients.
He has been a patient in this hospital since his accident.
My grandmother is a patient at the local dental clinic.
The doctor asked the patient to rest and drink plenty of water.
The hospital provides excellent care for all their patients.

the entity that undergoes or experiences an action or change as a result of an event

In linguistics, a patient refers to the entity that experiences the action or event described by a verb. It is often the subject or object that undergoes a change or is affected by the action. For example, in the sentence "The chef cooked the meal," "the meal" is the patient because it is what is being acted upon by the chef. Understanding the role of the patient is important for analyzing sentence structure and how different elements interact in conveying meaning within a sentence.

Synonyms:

patient role affected role