What does this sentence mean?

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What does this sentence mean?

What does this sentence mean?

Dear members,

Can you tell me what this sentence means:

she is not an impatient person at all ??

It means : she is not patient

or

she is patient?

Regards,

Pretty

4 Feb 2013

teresasimoes

I think it means "she is patient" and it also stresses that person�s feature.

Teresa

4 Feb 2013

= she is very patient

4 Feb 2013

I agree with xylandia. The expression "at all" at the end of a phrase mean "way the opposite to what I said". It is commonly used with negative verbs as you have : "she is not..... at all"

4 Feb 2013

yanogator

I agree. "She is not an impatient person" means "She is a patient person" and "not ... at all" means "totally". So, she is totally patient.

Bruce

4 Feb 2013

Thanks a lot for your help.

4 Feb 2013

asser saidi

this means that she �s patient

4 Feb 2013