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Meanings of impatient in inglês

português
impaciente
catalão
frisós
espanhol
ansioso

Restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition.

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        impaciente

        (Usually followed by `to') full of eagerness.

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              Examples for "raring"
              Examples for "raring"
              1
              Your South African news today round-up is ready and raring to go.
              The South African
              2
              The New Zealand athletes say they are ready and raring to go.
              Radio NZ
              3
              Ready and raring to go for what is a very special day.
              News.com.au
              4
              But I'll expect you all bright and early tomorrow, raring to go!
              Water, stone, heart
              5
              Tight corners and oncoming traffic and the bike raring at the bit.
              The Guardian
              Usage of impatient in inglês
              1
              Really, I should have collected data for a longer period-butI'm impatient.
              Wired
              2
              I know I'm impatient but I just wish it would happen sooner.
              Breeder
              3
              I'm impatient and direct -often offending people without really meaning to.
              News.com.au
              4
              The power in Gregg was impatient, eager; he forced it back down.
              Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
              5
              And some of the voices in the kitchen became angry and impatient.
              The Cloister and the Hearth
              6
              The idea once broached, all were impatient to put it in execution.
              The Last Man
              7
              After three weeks at sea, he was impatient to get to Havana.
              One minute to midnight: kennedy, khrushchev, and castro on the b...
              8
              You waited in the porch, impatient for the opening of the door.
              Mary Olivier: a Life
              9
              It might seem ludicrous but football is an impatient business these days.
              The Irish Times
              10
              I am impatient to see the whole m'enage; it will be admirable.
              The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1
              11
              The wind was so long in coming that the spectators grew impatient.
              A History of Aeronautics
              12
              Football is more impatient now than at any point in its past.
              The Guardian
              13
              Coverley was pacing beside Tim's car, growing more impatient with every second.
              In the night room: a novel
              14
              The very presence of the automaton chilled and dispirited the impatient visitor.
              Fairy Fingers / A Novel
              15
              He made an impatient noise, as if I were avoiding his question.
              Notes from a Small Island
              16
              Malcolm had long been impatient with the arrogance of his scientific colleagues.
              The Lost World
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              Translations for impatient
              português
              impaciente
              espanhol
              ansioso
              Impatient through the time
              Impatient across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              Ireland
              Less common