Meanings
verbtry someone's patience (third-person singular simple present tries someone's patience, present participle trying someone's patience, simple past and past participle tried someone's patience)
present singular third person tries someone's patience · participle present trying someone's patience · participle past tried someone's patience · past tried someone's patience
- Synonym of test someone's patience.
Synonyms: test someone's patience
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verbSynonym of test someone's patience.
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try someone's patience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20someone's%20patience
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“try someone's patience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20someone's%20patience. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “try someone's patience,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/try%20someone's%20patience.
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