Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1142 of 1319

diligent (adj.)

hard-working

Examples

  • A diligent student.

Key rules

  • Diligent means hard-working and careful
  • A diligent student, diligent work
  • Diligence is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is diligently → He is diligent
💡 Tip: Describing students // Describing workers // Work reviews
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