due

A1
Pronunciation
/dʒʉː/
/djuː/
/du/
Noun
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

Deserved acknowledgment.

Example Sentences
  • Give him his due — he is a good actor.
2 Definition

(in plural dues) A membership fee.

3 Definition

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.

4 Definition

Right; just title or claim.

Adjective
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

Owed or owing.

Synonyms
needed owing required to be made
Example Sentences
  • He can wait for the amount due him.
2 Definition

Appropriate.

Example Sentences
  • With all due respect, you're wrong about that.
3 Definition

Scheduled; expected.

Synonyms
expected forecast
Example Sentences
  • Rain is due this afternoon.
4 Definition

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.

Synonyms
expected
Example Sentences
  • The baby is just about due.
5 Definition

Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

Example Sentences
  • The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.
6 Definition

On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass

Example Sentences
  • The town is 5 miles due North of the bridge.
Adverb
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.

Example Sentences
  • The river runs due north for about a mile.