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impatient

impatient

Meaning of impatient

lacking patience

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British English/ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/
American English/ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/
Russian transcription[nʲetʲɪrpʲɪˈlʲivɨj]
impatient
impatient - нетерпеливый
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impatient with Russian translation

impatient usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он нетерпелив в пробках.

He is impatient in traffic jams.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она становится нетерпеливой при готовке.

She becomes impatient while cooking.

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impatient belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

impatientнетерпеливый
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
lazyленивый
angryзлой

impatient synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between impatient / anxious / restless / hasty / irritable / restive

🇬🇧English
impatient

Same basic meaning: unable or unwilling to wait; general neutral term.

A2Very Often

She was impatient for the show to start.

Она была нетерпеливой, пока шоу не началось.

🇬🇧English

Partly overlaps: 'anxious to do something' = eager/impatient, but more commonly implies worry or nervousness.

A2Very Often

He was anxious to hear the exam results.

Он тревожно ждал результатов экзамена.

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🇬🇧English
restless

Related: unable to stay still or calm; more about physical unease or continual movement than impatience to wait.

A2Often

The children grew restless during the long lecture.

Дети стали беспокойными (не могли усидеть) во время долгой лекции.

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🇬🇧English
hasty

Different focus: acting or done with excessive speed or insufficient thought (rash), not simply impatience while waiting.

A2Often

Don't make hasty decisions when you're upset.

Не принимай поспешных решений, когда расстроен.

🇬🇧English

Related: easily annoyed or angered; emphasizes tendency to irritation rather than impatience about waiting.

A2Often

After a long day, he was irritable with his family.

После долгого дня он был раздражителен по отношению к семье.

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🇬🇧English
restive

More formal/archaic: impatient or uneasy, especially under restraint; often implies resistance to control.

B2Rarely

The crowd grew restive as the delay continued.

Толпа стала беспокойной и нетерпеливой из-за продолжающейся задержки.

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🇬🇧English
short-tempered

Similar but distinct: having a quick temper—easily angered; emphasizes quick anger rather than impatience waiting for something.

A2Often

He's a bit short-tempered when he's tired.

Он немного вспыльчив, когда уставший.

🇬🇧English

Usually means enthusiastic or very interested; positive eagerness rather than impatient annoyance.

A2Often

She's keen to start the new project.

Она очень хочет (очень заинтересована), чтобы начать новый проект.

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How to pronounce impatient and what this word means

impatient translation: нетерпеливый. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce impatient

/ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/

impatient translation

нетерпеливый

impatient examples

He is impatient in traffic jams.

impatient transcription

/ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/, /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/

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impatient meaning: what does it mean?

lacking patience

impatient pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

impatient is pronounced as /ɪmˈpeɪʃ(ə)nt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

impatient definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He is impatient in traffic jams. Translation: Он нетерпелив в пробках.

Is impatient part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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