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ALL meanings of due

due
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  • adjective due needs to be paid, submitted, etc. 1
  • adjective due scheduled 1
  • adjective due expected 1
  • noun due owing to, because of sth 1
  • adjective due owed sth 1
  • noun due owed, in need of 1
  • adjective due appropriate 1
  • adjective due expected to give birth 1
  • adjective due expected to be born 1
  • adverb due exactly 1
  • noun plural due subscription fee 1
  • adjective due together; in unison. 1
  • abbreviation DUE divisi. 1
  • noun due (with reference to a point of the compass) Exactly; directly. 1
  • noun due something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone. 1
  • noun due Usually, dues. a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues. 1
  • adverb due directly or exactly: a due east course. 1
  • adverb due Obsolete. duly. 1
  • idioms due due to, attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic. because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog. 1
  • idioms due 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. 1
  • idioms due 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. 1
  • noun due  Due to as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century:  Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors.  Some object to this use on the grounds that due is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like  The delay was due to electrical failure.  Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing. 1
  • phrase due If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing. 0
  • phrase due You can say due to to introduce the reason for something happening. Some speakers of English believe that it is not correct to use due to in this way. 0
  • adjective due If something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time. 0
  • adjective due Due attention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or deserved amount of it under the circumstances. 0
  • adjective due Something that is due, or that is due to someone, is owed to them, either as a debt or because they have a right to it. 0
  • adjective due Due is also a preposition. 0
  • adjective due If someone is due for something, that thing is planned to happen or be given to them now, or very soon, often after they have been waiting for it for a long time. 0
  • noun plural due Dues are sums of money that you give regularly to an organization that you belong to, for example a social club or trade union, in order to pay for being a member. 0
  • adverb due Due is used before the words 'north', 'south', 'east', or 'west' to indicate that something is in exactly the direction mentioned. 0
  • adjective due immediately payable 0
  • adjective due owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment 0
  • adjective due requisite; fitting; proper 0
  • adjective due adequate or sufficient; enough 0
  • adjective due expected or appointed to be present or arrive 0
  • noun due something that is owed, required, or due 0
  • adverb due directly or exactly; straight 0
  • adjective due owed or owing as a debt, right, etc.; payable 0
  • adjective due suitable; fitting; proper 0
  • adjective due as much as is required; enough; adequate 0
  • adjective due expected or scheduled to arrive or be ready; timed for a certain hour or date 0
  • adverb due exactly; directly 0
  • noun due anything due or owed 0
  • noun due deserved recognition 0
  • noun due fees, taxes, or other charges 0
  • noun due Deserved acknowledgment. 0
  • noun due (in plural dues) A membership fee. 0
  • noun due That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty. 0
  • noun due Right; just title or claim. 0
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