patience

endless, great, infinite

exercise, have, show

My teacher exercises great patience when explaining difficult grammar concepts to confused students.

lack

be out of, lose, run out of

After waiting an hour for the bus, I finally lost patience and decided to walk home.

keep

It's difficult to keep your patience when children ask the same question repeatedly.

require, take

Learning a new language takes a lot of patience, but you will improve over time.

exhaust, stretch, tax, test, try

His constant complaining really stretched my patience to the limit.

be exhausted, run out, snap, wear thin

After waiting an hour for the bus, my patience finally wore thin and I decided to walk home.

be rewarded

After waiting months for a reply, her patience was finally rewarded with a job offer.

with ~

My teacher explained the difficult math problem with great patience until we all understood it.

~ for

My teacher has no patience for students who arrive late to class every day.

~ with

My teacher ran out of patience with the noisy students during the exam.

the patience of a saint

Dealing with my younger brother's constant questions requires the patience of a saint.