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- DictionaryDue/do͞o/
adjective
- 1. expected at or planned for at a certain time: "the baby's due in August"
- 2. of the proper quality or extent; adequate: "driving without due care and attention"
noun
- 1. a person's right; what is owed to someone: "he attracts more criticism than is his due"
- 2. an obligatory payment; a fee: "he had paid union dues for years"
adverb
- 1. (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly: "we'll head due south again on the same road"
Due definition: owed at present; having reached the date for payment. See examples of DUE used in a sentence.
1 day ago · 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. Although not due for release until 2025, he was let out of his low-security prison to spend a weekend with his wife.
expected or planned: [ + to do sth ] He was due to fly back this morning. Her book is due out (= expected to be published) next week. When is the baby due (= expected to be born)? due to sth. B1. because of something: The train was late due to snow.
Definition of due adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to do what is required or expected of you. Vick paid his dues (= completed his punishment), and since being released from prison has been a model citizen. Definition of due noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'due' 1. If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing. [...] 2. 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. [...] 3. See in due course [...] More. Synonyms of 'due'
4 days ago · Adjective [ edit] due ( comparative more due, superlative most due) Owed or owing. Synonyms: needed, owing, to be made, required. He is due four weeks of back pay. The amount due is just three quid. The due bills total nearly seven thousand dollars. He can wait for the amount due him. Appropriate.
