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Patiently: meaning and example

adverb · In the sense illustrated below

With calm persistence or tolerance for delay.

Example sentence

“She patiently helped me sound out the unfamiliar words.”

An illustrative sentence written for Ikigain.

This example illustrates a positive sense or context. The same word can have other meanings; choose it for what you actually want to say.

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