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due
[ doo, dyoo ]
adjective
- owed at present; having reached the date for payment:
This bill is due.
- owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived:
This bill is due next month.
- owing or observed as a moral or natural right.
- rightful; proper; fitting:
due care; in due time.
- adequate; sufficient:
a due margin for delay.
- under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled:
The plane is due at noon.
noun
- something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Usually dues. a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization:
membership dues.
adverb
- directly or exactly:
a due east course.
- Obsolete. duly.
due
/ »åÂá³ÜË /
adjective
- postpositive immediately payable
- postpositive owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment
- requisite; fitting; proper
- prenominal adequate or sufficient; enough
- postpositive expected or appointed to be present or arrive
the train is now due
- due toattributable to or caused by
noun
- something that is owed, required, or due
- give a person his dueto give or allow a person what is deserved or right
adverb
- directly or exactly; straight
a course due west
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- »å³Ü±ðn±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of due1
Idioms and Phrases
- due to,
- attributable to; ascribable to:
The delay was due to heavy traffic.
- because of; owing to:
All planes are grounded due to fog.
- give someone his / her due,
- to give what justice demands; treat fairly:
Even though he had once cheated me, I tried to give him his due.
- to credit a disliked or dishonorable person for something that is likable, honorable, or the like.
- pay one's dues, to earn respect, a position, or a right by hard work, sacrifice, or experience:
She's a famous musician now, but she paid her dues with years of practice and performing in small towns.
More idioms and phrases containing due
In addition to the idiom beginning with due , also see give credit (where it's due) ; give someone his or her due ; give the devil his due ; in due course ; pay one's dues ; with all due respect .Example Sentences
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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