diligent
constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking: a diligent search of the files.
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Origin of diligent
1synonym study For diligent
Other words for diligent
Other words from diligent
- dil·i·gent·ly, adverb
- dil·i·gent·ness, noun
- non·dil·i·gent, adjective
- o·ver·dil·i·gent, adjective
- o·ver·dil·i·gent·ness, noun
- pre·dil·i·gent, adjective
- un·dil·i·gent, adjective
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How to use diligent in a sentence
With covid-19 cases and positivity rates ticking up in the region and across the state, it is critical for all Marylanders who need a test to be diligent about getting a test.
Frostburg State University cancels in-person classes, again, as virus surges through western Maryland | Lauren Lumpkin | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThis week, the coach seemed happy that Haskins would get to see Smith — a quarterback long regarded as one of the league’s most diligent workers — preparing for games.
Alex Smith is the NFL’s best story, but Washington’s next few weeks are about Dwayne Haskins | Les Carpenter | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThe men had been training together under the diligent eye of Alberto Salazar, a former Nike athlete and American record holder in the 10,000 meters.
Inside a secret running program at Nike and a win-at-all-costs corporate culture | Rachel King | October 6, 2020 | FortuneNonetheless, even the most diligent amateur risks taking a beating if they trade for any length of time.
‘Going to Vegas:’ Newbie options traders face a reckoning as the tech stock rally fades | Jeff | September 14, 2020 | FortuneDespite their treatment of others’ cubs, female hyenas can be “very attentive and diligent mothers,” Strauss says.
Why not let the whole thing quietly fade away for want of a diligent investigation?
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero | Clive Irving | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut as open as they are, they are also businessmen who know their brand and are their best, most diligent marketers.
How the Property Brothers Became Your Mom’s Favorite TV Stars | Kevin Fallon | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFerris credits her books Louisiana Cookery (1954) and New Orleans Cuisine (1969) as exemplars of diligent reporting and research.
And yes, Pineda had honored diligent teachers and top students.
“You just have to be diligent in figuring out what they really look like,” El said.
But he was studious, diligent, and anxious to avoid repremands and to fulfil the expectations of his parents.
Bastien Lepage | Fr. CrastreHe was sent from one place to another, in quest of his friend, and made diligent use of his long legs, but without success.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneThe three plodded on, taking a diligent constitutional walk, exchanging very few words, and those chiefly between the girls.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeWhile we considered whether we shall negociate, I fear the French have been more diligent.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonHalf an hour later, after a diligent consultation of certain books, he slipped back and beckoned OLeary into the hall.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for diligent
/ (ˈdɪlɪdʒənt) /
careful and persevering in carrying out tasks or duties
carried out with care and perseverance: diligent work
Origin of diligent
1Derived forms of diligent
- diligently, adverb
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