Is the word patient an adjective or verb?

Answer 1

The word "patient" is a noun and an adjective.

Noun: The patient has been sitting in the waiting room for two hours.

Adjective: She is extremely patient, because she has been waiting for a very long time without complaining.

Answer 2

Patient is not a verb. It's not an action one can perform.

Patient as a noun -- I am Dr. Ross's patient.

Patient as an adjective -- Dr. Ross is a gently, patient person.

Answer 3

No, the word 'medicine' is a noun, a singular, common noun; a word for a substance taken to treat an illness or ailment (concrete noun), or the study and practice of treating illness (abstract noun).

The verb form is to medicate.

Answer 4

No, the noun 'patient' is a concrete noun, a word for a physical person.

Patient is also an adjective. The related abstract noun is patience.

Answer 5

noun