due
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.
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.
directly or exactly: a due east course.
Obsolete. duly.
Idioms about 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.
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.
Origin of due
1usage note For due
pronunciation note For due
Other words from due
- dueness, noun
Words that may be confused with due
Words Nearby due
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How to use due in a sentence
With all due respect to his athletic skill, Gronkowski is not high on the list of NFL players that elicit carnal thoughts.
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Whether he gets his full due in popular culture remains to be seen.
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Two Battalions racing due North along the coast and foothills with levelled bayonets.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonNot only are they required to do things in a proper orderly manner, but people have to treat them with due deference.
Children's Ways | James SullyHe came back in due time, but bringing nothing for me, and I felt that my appeal had been in vain.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanAustria's fall was due to the lethargy and hesitation of the courts of Berlin and St. Petersburg.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonThey shall plan how this may be done with due propriety, and shall advise us of their action.
British Dictionary definitions for due
/ (djuː) /
(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 to attributable to or caused by
something that is owed, required, or due
give a person his due to give or allow a person what is deserved or right
directly or exactly; straight: a course due west
Origin of due
1usage For due
- See also dues
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Other Idioms and Phrases with due
In addition to the idiom beginning with due
- due to
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
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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