diligent

«diligent» in Mova's school dictionary: Working hard and carefully, paying attention to details… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (diligent; more diligent, most diligent)

meaning for a pupil

1) Working hard and carefully, paying attention to details and not giving up. tree →

2) (formal) Done carefully and thoroughly: «a diligent search». tree →

sense in the lessons

In school reports «a diligent pupil» works hard and carefully, which is high praise. In stories diligent characters do their tasks well, like the ant in the fable. Phrases: «a diligent worker», «diligent study», «a diligent search», «due diligence» (formal: careful checking before a decision).

examples

• She is a diligent pupil who always does her homework. tree →
• The diligent ant stored food for winter. tree →
• After a diligent search, they found the lost ring. tree →
• He was diligent about practising the piano every day. tree →
• The diligent gardener weeded the beds daily. tree →
• (formal) Candidates are expected to be diligent in checking their answers. tree →
• The little Princess was very diligent, and her favorite studies were music and poetry. tree →

note

Noun: «diligence»; adverb: «diligently». Rather formal; everyday words: «hard-working», «careful». Spelled dil-i-gent.

In the corpora

• He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
• The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful shall be under tribute.
• The slothful man shall not hunt his prey; but the precious substance of men is to be diligent.
• The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified.
• The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diligent» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.