impatient
US: /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
UK: /ɪmpˈeɪʃənt/
UK: /ɪmpˈeɪʃənt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
impatient /im'peiʃənt/
- tính từ
- thiếu kiên nhẫn, không kiên tâm, nóng vội, nôn nóng; hay sốt ruột
- to be impatient for something: nôn nóng muốn cái gì
- (+ of) không chịu đựng được, không dung thứ được, khó chịu (cái gì)
- impatient of reproof: không chịu đựng được sự quở trách
- thiếu kiên nhẫn, không kiên tâm, nóng vội, nôn nóng; hay sốt ruột
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 ~ (with sb/sth)
~ (at sth) annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time: I'd been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient. + Try not to be too impatient with her. + Sarah was becoming increasingly impatient at their lack of interest. + An impatient driver behind me sounded his horn. + He waved them away with an impatient gesture.
2 ~ to do sth
~ for sth wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon: She was clearly impatient to leave. + impatient for change / success
3 ~ of sb/sth (formal) unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant: impatient of criticism / delay
impatience noun [U]: She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.
impatiently adverb: We sat waiting impatiently for the movie to start.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 uneasy, nervous, fidgety, agitated, restless, restive, unquiet, eager, fretful, agog, chafing, impetuous, athirst, Slang itchy, US antsy:
There is a short wait for seats, so please don't get impatient.
2 irritable, irascible, testy, short-tempered, querulous, waspish, brusque, curt, short, hot-tempered, snappish, indignant, demanding:
I don't mean to be impatient, but I have been waiting for three hours.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, feel, seem, sound | become, get, grow
The children were growing impatient.
ADV.
extremely, really, very | increasingly | almost | a bit, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat, a touch
He spoke in a somewhat impatient tone.
| suddenly
PREP.
about
She's getting impatient about the delays.
| at
Sean was a touch impatient at the time Valerie devoted to her mother.
| for
impatient for change
| with
Sometimes he is very impatient with his wife.
Concise English dictionary
ɪm'peɪʃnt
adj.
+restless or short of temper under delay or opposition
+(usually followed by `to') full of eagerness
