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diligentdil‧i‧gent /ˈdɪlədʒənt/ adjective ; WORK HARDsomeone who is diligent works hard and is careful and thorough a diligent student ; —diligently adverb They ... diligentFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishdiligentdil‧i‧gent/ˈdɪlədʒənt/adjective    WORKHARDsomeonewhoisdiligentworkshardandiscarefulandthorough  adiligentstudent—diligentlyadverb  Theyworkeddiligentlyallmorning.—diligencenoun[uncountable]ExamplesfromtheCorpusdiligent•Asapastorhewasdiligentandalthoughiconoclastic,hedefendedtheclergyagainstoutsideattack.•AsanexampleofunconsciouswealthElycitedanobedient,diligent,andfaithfulson.•Theyhaveapowerfulculturaldrivetoachieve,whichmakesthemextremelydiligent,effectiveandreliableworkers.•Ittooksomecuriousanddiligentminds,andsometimesevensomecourage.•Itisuncharacteristicallydiligentofaministertoseekpreciselytounderstandwhatmoneyspentwillaccomplish.•Iknowallofyouarehardworking,diligentpeople,andIrespectyouforthat.•Afteryearsofdiligentresearch,hehadconcludedthatthiswastheonlycopystillinexistence.•Thebookrequiredtenyearsofdiligentresearch.•Tonyisaverydiligentstudent.Origindiligent(1300-1400)FrenchLatin,presentparticipleofdiligere“toputhighvalueon,love” Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Employment Nurses,doctors,etc Electricity Communications Seealltopics Wordoftheday participate totakepartinanactivityorevent