Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - diligent
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Diligent
diligent
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, diligens, from present participle of diligere to esteem, love, from di- (from dis- apart) + legere to select — more at legend Date: 14th century characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort ; painstaking a ~ worker Synonyms: see busy • ~ly adverb
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1.
adj. 1 careful and steady in application to one's work or duties. 2 showing care and effort. Derivatives diligently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L diligens assiduous, part. of diligere love, take delight in (as DI-(2), legere choose) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. прилежный, усердный, старательный 2. неустанный; кропотливый (о работе) diligent cultivation (of smth.) —- пестование (чего-л.) 3. уст. внимательный, заботливый ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
adj. 1) прилежный, усердный, старательный 2) coll. тщательно выполненный Syn: assiduous, industrious, persevering, sedulous Ant: flippant, heedless, impatient, jaunty, lazy, negligent, procrastinating, slow ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
Someone who is diligent works hard in a careful and thorough way. Meyers is a diligent and prolific worker... ADJ • diligence The police are pursuing their inquiries with great diligence. N-UNCOUNT • diligently The two sides are now working diligently to resolve their differences. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ adj someone who is diligent works hard and is careful and thorough (Philip is a diligent worker and should do well in the examinations.) - diligently adv (They worked diligently all morning.) - diligence n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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