B1adjective · rare

diligent

diligent · more diligent · most diligent

пильний, ретельний, старанний

трудолюбивый, усердный, старательный, работящий

fleißig, sorgfältig, eifrig, tüchtig

Performing with industrious concentrationPerforming with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

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/ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/

» Tom is diligent.

Tom ist fleißig.

Том старанний.

Meaning

1 senses

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
Scientists are very diligent in their work.
fleißig, arbeitsam, eifrig
приле́жныйpriléžnyj, усе́рдныйusérdnyj, трудолюби́выйtrudoljubívyj
стара́ннийstaránnyj, пи́льнийpýlʹnyj, рете́льнийretélʹnyj

More definitions

characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness

Examples

115 sentences

Tom is diligent.
Том старанний.
deTom ist fleißig.
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Has Tom always been so diligent?
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The students are for the most part diligent.
ruСтуденты, как правило, усердны.
deDie Schüler sind überwiegend fleißig.
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I didn't think Tom would be so diligent.
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Tom doesn't seem to be as diligent as Mary seems to be.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

hard-working and focused:

Русский

By meaning 1

hard-working and focused:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

hard-working and focused:

Origin

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, att

From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attentive, diligent”), present participle of dīligō (“to love, esteem much”, literally “to choose, select”), from dī-, dis- (“apart”) + legō (“to choose”); see elect and select.

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