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# diligence

«diligence» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **careful, steady, hard work that keeps going until the job…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (diligence — uncountable); adjective diligent; adverb diligently

### meaning for a pupil

1) Diligence is careful, steady, hard work that keeps going until the job is done properly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#m1)

2) (law, business) Due diligence is checking something carefully before making a big decision, such as buying a company or a house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#m2)

3) (history) A diligence was also a stagecoach in France and nearby countries long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

A school value word on reports and posters: it praises effort, care and not giving up. In stories it describes a hard-working character. Phrases: with diligence, due diligence, hard work and diligence.

### examples

- I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.' (Writings EZR.6.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x1)
- Then Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, because that Darius the king had thus sent, acted with all diligence. (Writings EZR.6.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x2)
- therefore thou shalt with all diligence buy with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, with their meal-offerings and their drink-offerings, and shalt offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem. (Writings EZR.7.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x3)
- Her diligence paid off when she finally learned her times tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x4)
- The teacher praised Sam's diligence in checking every sum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x5)
- Ants are famous for their diligence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x6)
- With diligence, the team finished the model in time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x7)
- The bank did its due diligence before lending the money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x8)
- He showed great diligence in practising the piano every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x9)
- The travellers rode a diligence across France in the old story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x10)
- Little by little his diligence was rewarded. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/#x11)

### note

Uncountable: «a lot of diligence», not «diligences» (except for old coaches). Diligent is the adjective (a diligent pupil). Diligence is about steady care, not about being clever; a slow worker can be very diligent.

### In the corpora

- [I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with all diligence.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.149/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diligence» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligence/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.