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diligently

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dil·i·gent  (dl-jnt)
adj.
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort. See Synonyms at busy.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dligns, dligent-, present participle of dligere, to esteem, love : d-, dis-, apart; see dis- + legere, to choose; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
dili·gent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.diligently - with diligence; in a diligent manner; "we may diligently observe the Lord's supper on the first day of the week, diligently preach the gospel, or minister to the saint"
Translations
diligently [ˈdɪlɪdʒəntlɪ] ADV → diligentemente
diligently
adv → fleißig; (= keenly) → eifrig; (= carefully) → sorgfältig
diligently [ˈdɪlɪdʒ/əntlɪ] adv → diligentemente
diligently [ˈdɪlɪdʒ/əntlɪ] adv → diligentemente


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"That," said the Fool, diligently belabouring the animal, "is what I'm trying to teach this beast - which has kicked me.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
I have now returned to work, and am applying myself diligently to my duties.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
As I write, now, many months later, I perceive that each of us, by observing and noting and inquiring, diligently and day by day, had managed to lay in a most varied and opulent stock of misinformation.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
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