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- [doo, dyoo too]
- /du, dyu tu/
- /djuː tuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo, dyoo too]
- /du, dyu tu/
Definitions of due to words
- adjective due to owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due. 1
- adjective due to owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month. 1
- adjective due to owing or observed as a moral or natural right. 1
- adjective due to rightful; proper; fitting: due care; in due time. 1
- adjective due to adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay. 1
- adjective due to under engagement as to time; expected to be ready, be present, or arrive; scheduled: The plane is due at noon. 1
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Origin of due to
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Due to
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
due to popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
due to usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for due to
conjuction due to
- as — If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- considering — You use considering to indicate that you are thinking about a particular fact when making a judgment or giving an opinion.
- for — for loop
- over — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.