due
due/do͞o/
adjective
- expected at or planned for at a certain time."the baby's due in August"synonyms: expected, required, awaited, anticipated, scheduled for
- of the proper quality or extent; adequate."driving without due care and attention"synonyms: proper, right and proper, correct, rightful, fitting, suitable, appropriate, apt, adequate, sufficient, enough, ample, satisfactory, requisite, condign, meet
noun
- a person's right; what is owed to someone."he attracts more criticism than is his due"synonyms: rightful treatment, fair treatment, deserved fate, just punishment, right, entitlement, rights, just deserts, deserts, comeuppance, recompense
- an obligatory payment; a fee."he had paid union dues for years"synonyms: fee, membership fee, subscription, charge, toll, levy, payment, contribution
adverb
(with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly.
"we'll head due south again on the same road"
synonyms: directly, straight, exactly, precisely, without deviating, undeviatingly, dead, plumb, squarely
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5 days ago ˇ 1. owed or owing as a debt; is due a full week's pay. 2. a : owed or owing as a natural or moral right; finally got the recognition she was due.
due adjective (EXPECTED) ... expected to happen, arrive, etc. at a particular time: What time is the next bus due? due to The package is due to arrive tomorrow.
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.
due in American English ˇ 1. owed at present; having reached the date for payment ˇ 2. owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived.
DUE meaning: 1 : required or expected to happen expected to be in a particular place at a particular time often followed by to + verb; 2 : expected to be ...
That which ought to be done; duty; a duty or obligation. See also of due at Phrases P.1. Now rare (archaic in later use).
due Add to list Share ˇ noun. that which is deserved or owed ˇ noun. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership) ˇ adjective. owed and payable ...
due (to somebody) owed to somebody as a debt, because it is their right or because they have done something to deserve it.
Due refers to some definite obligation (such as a debt, claim of right, etc.) being owed or payable. It usually means that the debt or claim is immediately ...
5 days ago ˇ The meaning of DUE TO is as a result of : because of. How to use due to in a sentence. Using Due To: Usage Guide.