diligent
Performing with industrious concentrationPerforming with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
Meaning
1 sensesPerforming with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
Scientists are very diligent in their work.
fleißig, arbeitsam, eifrig
приле́жныйpriléžnyj, усе́рдныйusérdnyj, трудолюби́выйtrudoljubívyj
стара́ннийstaránnyj, пи́льнийpýlʹnyj, рете́льнийretélʹnyj
- characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
- quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
Examples
115 sentencesTom is diligent.
Том старанний. — deniko
deTom ist fleißig. — Felixjp
Has Tom always been so diligent?
The students are for the most part diligent.
ruСтуденты, как правило, усердны. — Svetislava
deDie Schüler sind überwiegend fleißig. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I didn't think Tom would be so diligent.
Tom doesn't seem to be as diligent as Mary seems to be.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English diligent, from Old French diligent, from Latin dīligēns (“careful, attFrom 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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Forms
more diligent, most diligent| Comparative | more diligent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most diligent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness:persevering
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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