Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French deu, past participle of devoir to owe, from Latin debEre; more at DEBT
Pronunciation : dü, dyü
Function : adjective
Date : 14th century
1. something which is owed to a person; something which legally or rightfully belongs to an individual; payment, fee. owed, payable; right; fitting, suitable; adequate; should arrive at a specific time; scheduled to give birth. due\due\, n.
2. that which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll. he will give the devil his due. yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil.
3. right; just title or claim. the key of this infernal pit by due i keep.due \due\, adv. directly; exactly; as, a due east course.due \due\ , a. [of. deu, f. dû, p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. l. debere. see:
debt, habit, and cf. duty.].
4. owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.
5. justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit. her obedience, which is due to me. with dirges due, in sad array, slow through the churchway path we saw him borne.
6. such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.
7. appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.
8. owing; ascribable, as to a cause. this effect is due to the attraction of the sun. d. forbes.due \due\, v. t. to endue. [obs.]due adj.
9. owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" [syn: owed] [ant: undue].
10. proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem" [syn: deserved].
11. scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes" [syn: due(p) ].
12. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course" [ant: undue].
13. reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care" n 1: that which is deserved or owed: "give the devil his due" 2: a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues" directly or exactly; straight; "went due north".
14. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.
15. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit.
16. Such as ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.
17. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.
18. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
19. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
20. That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll.
21. Right; just title or claim.
22. To endue. that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due" a payment that is due ; "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues" reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care" owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course" directly or exactly; straight; "went due North".
23. 1. If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing. The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery.
24. 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. Due to the large volume of letters he receives Dave regrets he is unable to answer queries personally.
25. If something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time. The results are due at the end of the month Mr Carter is due in London on Monday. customers who paid later than twenty days after the due date.
26. Due attention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or deserved amount of it under the circumstances. After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents = proper.
27. 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. I was sent a cheque for £1,525 and advised that no further pension was due I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight. Due is also a preposition. He had not taken a summer holiday that year but had accumulated the leave due him.
28. 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. He is not due for release until 2020. Due is also a preposition. I reckon I'm due one of my travels.
29. 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. Only 18 of the UN's 180 members had paid their dues by the January deadline.
30. Due is used before the words `north', `south', `east', or `west' to indicate that something is in exactly the direction mentioned. They headed due north.
31. If you say that something will happen or take place in due course, you mean that you cannot make it happen any quicker and it will happen when the time is right for it. In due course the baby was born.
32. You can say `to give him his due', or `giving him his due' when you are admitting that there are some good things about someone, even though there are things that you do not like about them. To give Linda her due, she had tried to encourage John in his school work.
33. politeness You can say `with due respect' when you are about to disagree politely with someone. With all due respect, you're wrong.
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