🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

fleißig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fleissig

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
diligent/ˈdɪl.ɪ.dʒənt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie ist eine sehr fleißige Mitarbeiterin."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.

    "She was a diligent student who spent hours studying for her exams."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin diligent- 'attentive, assiduous', from the verb diligere 'esteem highly, take delight in'.

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