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due
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due  (d, dy)
adj.
1. Payable immediately or on demand.
2. Owed as a debt; owing: the amount still due.
3. In accord with right, convention, or courtesy; appropriate: due esteem; all due respect.
4. Meeting special requirements; sufficient: We have due cause to honor them.
5.
a. Expected or scheduled, especially appointed to arrive: Their plane is due in 15 minutes.
b. Expected to give birth.
6.
a. Anticipated; looked for: a long due promotion.
b. Expecting or ready for something as part of a normal course or sequence: We're due for some rain. This batter is due for another hit.
7. Capable of being attributed. See Usage Note at due to.
n.
1. Something owed or deserved: You finally received your due.
2. dues A charge or fee for membership, as in a club or organization.
adv.
1. Straight; directly: Go due west.
2. Archaic Duly.

[Middle English, from Old French deu, past participle of devoir, to owe, from Latin dbre; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]

due [djuː]
adj
1. (postpositive) immediately payable
2. (postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment
3. requisite; fitting; proper
4. (prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough
5. (postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive the train is now due
due to attributable to or caused by
n
1. something that is owed, required, or due
give (a person) his due to give or allow what is deserved or right
adv
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) directly or exactly; straight a course due west See also dues
[from Old French deu, from devoir to owe, from Latin debēre; see debt, debit]
Usage: The use of due to as a compound preposition (the performance has been cancelled due to bad weather) was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.due - that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
right - an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
2.due - a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs - a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.)
Adj.1.due - owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
undue - not yet payable; "an undue loan"
2.due - scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"
expected - considered likely or probable to happen or arrive; "prepared for the expected attack"
3.due - suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; "exercising due care"
undue - not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"
4.due - capable of being assigned or credited to; "punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading"; "the cancellation of the concert was due to the rain"; "the oversight was not imputable to him"
attributable - capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian"
Adv.1.due - directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"

due
adjective
1. expected, scheduled, awaited, expected to arrive The results are due at the end of the month.
3. payable, outstanding, owed, owing, unsettled, unpaid, in arrears I've got a tax rebate due.
adverb
directly, dead, straight, exactly, undeviatingly They headed due north.
noun
right(s), privilege, entitlement, deserts, merits, prerogative, comeuppance (informal), fair treatment, just punishment, deserved fate No doubt he felt it was his due.
plural noun
1. membership fee, charges, fee, contribution, levy paid for out of membership dues
due to
2. caused by, attributable to, put down to, traceable to, ascribable to, assignable to, imputable to A lot of this will be due to his efforts.
3. because of, thanks to, as a result of, in view of, owing to, as a consequence of Jobs could be lost due to political changes.
Translations
due [djuː]
A. ADJ
1. (= expected) when is the plane due (in)?¿a qué hora llega el avión?
the train is due (in) or due to arrive at eightel tren llega a las ocho, el tren tiene su hora de llegada a las ocho
the train was due (in) ten minutes agoel tren tenía que haber llegado hace diez minutos
the results are due (in) todayestá previsto que los resultados salgan hoy
the magazine/film/record is due out in Decemberla revista/la película/el disco sale en diciembre
I'm due in Chicago tomorrowmañana me esperan en Chicago
he is due back tomorrowestará de vuelta mañana, está previsto que vuelva mañana
when is it due to happen?¿para cuándo se prevé?
it is due to be demolishedtienen que demolerlo
when is the baby due?¿cuándo se espera que nazca el niño?
2. (= owing) [sum, money] → pagadero, pendiente
it's due on the 30thel plazo vence el día 30
he's due a salary raise (US) → le corresponde un aumento de sueldo
I am due six days' leavese me deben seis días de vacaciones
when is the rent due?¿cuándo se paga el alquiler?, ¿cuándo hay que pagar el alquiler?
I feel I'm about due a holiday!¡me parece que necesito unas vacaciones!
to fall due (Fin) → vencer
he is due for a rise/promotionle corresponde un aumento de sueldo/un ascenso
I have £50 due to meme deben 50 libras
our thanks are due to himle estamos muy agradecidos
they must be treated with the respect due to their rank/agedeben ser tratados con el respeto que su rango/edad merece
3. (= appropriate) [care, attention] → debido
to drive without due care and attention (Jur) → conducir or (LAm) manejar sin el cuidado y la atención debidos
after due considerationdespués de la debida consideración
we'll let you know in due coursele avisaremos a su debido tiempo
he has never received due credit for his achievementsnunca ha recibido el crédito que merece por sus logros
due process (of law) (Jur) → (el buen hacer de)la justicia
with (all) due respect (to Mrs Harrison)con el debido respeto(hacia la señora Harrison)
4. due to (= caused by) → debido a
due to repairs, the garage will be closed next Saturdayesta gasolinera estará cerrada por obras el próximo sábado
his death was due to natural causessu muerte se debió a causas naturales
what's it due to?¿a qué se debe?
it is due to you that he is alive todaygracias a ti está todavía vivo
B. ADV due west ofjusto hacia el oeste de
to face due north [person] → mirar justo hacia el norte; [building] → estar orientado completamente hacia el norte
to go due northir derecho hacia el norte
C. N
1. (= due credit) to give him his due, he did try hardpara ser justo, se esforzó mucho
2. dues (= club, union fees) → cuota fsing; (= taxes) → derechos mpl
harbour/port duesderechos mpl de puerto
to pay one's duescumplir con su deber
D. CPD due date N (Fin) [of loan, debt] → fecha f de vencimiento
when is your due date? (for birth) → ¿cuándo cumples?
she is five days past her due datecumplió hace cinco días, salió de cuentas hace cinco días(Sp)

due [ˈdjuː]
adj
(= expected) → attendu(e)
to be due (= expected to arrive) [plane, train, bus, passenger] → devoir arriver, être attendu(e)
The train is due at 8 → Le train est attendu à 8 h.
The plane's due in half an hour → L'avion doit arriver dans une demi-heure.
to be due back [person] → devoir rentrer
to be due to arrive [person] → devoir arriver
He's due to arrive tomorrow → Il doit arriver demain.
to be due somewhere
We were due in London at 2 a.m → Nous devions arriver à Londres à deux heures du matin.
(= expected to be born) [baby] → prévu(e)
When's the baby due? → Le bébé est prévu pour quand?
(= expected to give birth) to be due [pregnant woman] → devoir accoucher
She's due next week → Elle doit accoucher la semaine prochaine.
(= payable)
The rent is due on the 30th → Il faut payer le loyer le 30.
(= owed) [money] → dû*(due)
due to sb → dû* à qn(due)
to be due sth [+ holiday] → avoir droit à qch
I am due 6 days' leave → J'ai droit à 6 jours de congé.
I am due £500 → On me doit 500 livres.
to be due for sth → devoir avoir qch
(= proper) [attention] → qui convient
after due consideration → après mûre réflexion
in due course (= eventually) (in future time)en temps utile, en temps voulu; (in past time)finalement
with due respect → sauf votre respect
due to prep (= because of) → à cause de
The trip was cancelled due to bad weather → Le voyage a été annulé à cause du mauvais temps.
to be due to (= a consequence of) → être dû(e) à
nm
to give sb their due (= be fair to) → être juste envers qn
adv
due north → droit vers le nord dues
npl
(for club, union)cotisation f
(in harbour)droits mpl (de port)
due date n
(for bill, payment)date f d'échéance
(for pregnant woman)date f d'accouchement

due
adj
(= expected, scheduled)fällig; to be due (plane, train, bus) → ankommen sollen; (elections, results) → anstehen; the train was due ten minutes ago/is due to arrive at 10.32der Zug sollte vor 10 Minuten ankommen/soll um 10.32 Uhr ankommen; when is the baby due?wann soll das Baby kommen?; the results are due at the end of the monthdie Ergebnisse stehen Ende des Monats an or sind Ende des Monats fällig; he is due back in London tomorrower soll morgen nach London zurückkommen; to be due in (train, bus)ankommen sollen; (ferry)einlaufen sollen; to be due out (magazine, CD)herauskommen sollen; he is due to speak about nower müsste jetzt gerade seine Rede halten; the building is due to be demolisheddas Gebäude soll demnächst abgerissen werden; he is due for a rise (Brit) or raise (US) → ihm steht eine Gehaltserhöhung zu; she is due for promotionsie ist mit einer Beförderung an der Reihe; the prisoner is due for release or due to be releasedder Gefangene soll jetzt entlassen werden; the car is due for a servicedas Auto muss zur Inspektion; you look due for a haircutdu müsstest mal zum Friseur gehen; the carpet looks due for a cleander Teppich müsste gereinigt werden; due date (Fin) → Fälligkeitstermin m; (for baby) → erwarteter Geburtstermin
(= proper) attention, considerationgebührend; carenötig; after due considerationnach reiflicher Überlegung; to drive with due care and attentionmit der gebotenen Vorsicht fahren; driving without due care and attention (Jur) → fahrlässiges Verhalten im Straßenverkehr; in due course or time (= eventually)zu gegebener Zeit; every home will have a computer in due courseauf die Dauer wird jeder Haushalt einen Computer besitzen; due creditdie gebührende Anerkennung; due credit for his achievementsdie Anerkennung, die ihm für seine Leistungen gebührt; the council, to give them due credit, have tried their best to plan aheaddie Stadt, das muss man ihr lassen, hat ihr Bestes getan, um vorauszuplanen; with (all) due respectbei allem Respekt (to für) ? credit N d
(= owed) to be due (money)ausstehen; to be due to somebody (money, leave, respect)jdm zustehen; to fall due (Fin: loan, debt) → fällig werden; I’m due some leave, I’ve got some leave due to memir steht etwas Urlaub zu; the respect due to his ageder seinem Alter gebührende Respekt; the respect due from a son to his fatherder Respekt, den ein Sohn seinem Vater schuldet; my thanks are due to Mr Dobbsmein Dank gilt Herrn Dobbs; to be due a couple of days offein paar freie Tage verdient haben
due to (= owing to)aufgrund +gen, → auf Grund +gen, → wegen +gen; (= caused by)durch; what’s it due to?worauf ist es zurückzuführen?; closed due to repairswegen Reparaturarbeiten geschlossen; his death was due to natural causeser ist eines natürlichen Todes gestorben; his failure was entirely due to himself/his carelessnessan seinem Versagen war nur er selbst/seine Nachlässigkeit schuld
n
dues pl (= subscription, fees)(Mitglieds)beitrag m; to pay one’s dues (fig)seinen Verpflichtungen nachkommen
to give him his due, he did at least tryeins muss man ihm lassen, er hat es wenigstens versucht; to give him his due, he had no idea about itman muss gerechterweise zugeben, dass er davon keine Ahnung hatte ? devil N d
adv (= precisely) due north/south/east/westdirekt nach Norden/Süden/Osten/Westen; due east of the villagein Richtung Osten des Dorfes

due [djuː]
1. adj
a. (owing, sum, money) → dovuto/a
due date (Comm) → data di scadenza
the rent's due on the 30th → l'affitto scade il 30
our thanks are due to him → gli è dovuto un grazie
I am due 6 days' leave → mi spettano 6 giorni di ferie
b. (proper, care, respect, attention) → dovuto/a, giusto/a
with all due respect → con rispetto parlando
after due consideration → dopo un attento esame
in due course → a tempo debito
c. (expected) → atteso/a
the train is due at 8 → il treno è atteso per le 8
she is due back tomorrow → dovrebbe essere di ritorno domani
it is due to be demolished → è destinato alla demolizione
d. due to (caused by) → dovuto/a a; (because of) → a causa di; (thanks to) → grazie a
2. adv due west ofdirettamente a ovest di
to go due north → andare dritto verso nord
to face due south → guardare dritto verso sud
3. n to give him his due, he did try hardper essere onesti (nei suoi confronti), bisogna riconoscere che ce l'ha messa tutta
see also dues

due [djuː]
1. adj
a. (owing, sum, money) → dovuto/a
due date (Comm) → data di scadenza
the rent's due on the 30th → l'affitto scade il 30
our thanks are due to him → gli è dovuto un grazie
I am due 6 days' leave → mi spettano 6 giorni di ferie
b. (proper, care, respect, attention) → dovuto/a, giusto/a
with all due respect → con rispetto parlando
after due consideration → dopo un attento esame
in due course → a tempo debito
c. (expected) → atteso/a
the train is due at 8 → il treno è atteso per le 8
she is due back tomorrow → dovrebbe essere di ritorno domani
it is due to be demolished → è destinato alla demolizione
d. due to (caused by) → dovuto/a a; (because of) → a causa di; (thanks to) → grazie a
2. adv due west ofdirettamente a ovest di
to go due north → andare dritto verso nord
to face due south → guardare dritto verso sud
3. n to give him his due, he did try hardper essere onesti (nei suoi confronti), bisogna riconoscere che ce l'ha messa tutta
see also dues

due
adj due [djuː]
1 owed I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor. verskuldig مَدين، مُسْتَحِق дължим dlužný; patřící skyldes verpflichtet οφειλόμενος debido; ser pagadero; estar muy agradecido võlgnema بدهکار؛ مدیون olla velkaa מָגִיע ל- देय, ऋण dugovati (ki)jár (vkinek vmi) berhutang skuldar; sem e-m er skuldað; eiga inni; þökk sé dovuto 支払われるべき 빚진 priklausantis pienākties hutang verschuldigd skyldig należny devido cuvenit причитающийся dlžný; patriaci dolžan dug som skall betalas (tackas) ที่เป็นหนี้ ödenmesi gereken 應得的 зобов'язаний قابل ادایگی mang ơn
2 expected according to timetable, promise etc The bus is due in three minutes. word verwag مُتَوَقَّع който се очаква očekávaný forventet fällig αναμενόμενος esperado on oodata مطابق برنامه olla määrä tapahtua attendu צָפוּי प्रतीक्षित trebao bi esedékes dijadwalkan væntanlegur atteso ~の予定である (~하기로) 되어 있는 turintis atvykti (pēc saraksta u.tml.) paredzēts; sagaidāms dijadualkan verwacht (for)ventet spodziewany, planowany esperado aşteptat ожидаемый očakávaný pričakovan očekivan skall komma, beräknas ankomma ถึงกำหนดเวลา beklenen (車、船)預定應到的 очікуваний; такий, що має бути متوقع ، منتظر theo lịch trình
3 proper Take due care. behoorlike مُناسِب подобаващ náležitý passende; behørig gebührend απαιτούμενος debido kohane مناسب asianmukainen bon, qui convient מתאִים उचित dužna pažnja, briga megfelelő semestinya tilhlÿðilegur dovuto 十分な 당연한 tinkamas pienācīgs wajar gepast behørlig, passende odpowiedni devido cuvenit надлежащий náležitý ustrezen odgovarajući vederbörlig, ordentlig เหมาะสม gerekli 適當的 належний; гідний مناسب đúng
adv
directly South sailing due east. reg oos مُباشَرَةً към přímo stik genau κατευθείαν derecho hacia otse به سوی kohti plein בְּדִיוּק सीधे ravno prema jugu pontosan menuju nákvæmlega, beint esattamente まさしく 정확히 tiesiai taisni; tieši menuju pal rett (sør, nord, osv) bezpośrednio, wprost directamente drept (către) прямо priamo naravnost u pravcu rakt ที่มุ่งไปทางใต้ tam, dosdoğru 向正(東、南等方向航行) точно; прямо سیدھا کسی سمت جانا chính
n
1 what is owed, especially what one has a right to I'm only taking what is my due. verskuldig حَق، إسْتِحْقاق дължимо dluh det, der tilkommer en das Gebührende αυτό που δικαιούμαι merecido õigusega kuuluv osa بدهی velka מָגִיע देय/ऋण dug járandóság hak það sem (e-m) ber dovuto, (ciò che è dovuto) 支払われるべきもの 응당 받아야 하는 것 tai, kas priklauso (kādam) pienākošā daļa hak wat iemand toekomt det som tilkommer noen/som en har fortjent, fortjeneste należność direito drept (al cuiva) должное dlh dolg udeo vad som tillkommer ngn, skuld เงินที่ต้องชำระ hak 應得物 належне واجب حق quyền lợi
2 (in plural) charge, fee or toll He paid the dues on the cargo. gelde رُسوم такси poplatky afgift Gebühren (pl.) φόρος, τέλος derechos maks(ud) عوارض maksu droits מָס शुल्क dadžbine, pristojbe díj ongkos tollur diritti 料金 요금, 수수료 mokestis nodevas; maksājumi; biedru nauda bayaran rechten avgift, kontingent opłata direitos taxe сборы; взносы poplatky pristojbine nadoknada tull, avgifter ค่าธรรมเนียม aidat, resmî harç 應付款 податки, митні збори قیمت، چنگی وغیرہ thuế
adv duly
properly; as expected The bus duly arrived. tydig كالمُتَوَقَّع съответно včas; správně som forventet rechtzeitig όπως αναμενόταν, κανονικά debidamente õigel ajal به موقع؛ طبق انتظار asianmukaisesti en temps voulu כָּרָאוּי, בַּזמָן अपेक्षित, उचित ispravan, kao što se očekuje megfelelően sebagaimana mestinya á tilsettum tíma puntualmente まさに 마땅히 tinkamu laiku, tinkamai noteiktā laikā seperti dijadualkan terecht, naar verwachting passende, som seg hør og bør, rettmessig, punktlig zgodnie z planem devidamente la timp в должное время načas točno pravovremeno i rätt tid, i vederbörlig ordning ตามเวลาที่คาดไว้ beklendiği gibi, gereğince 按時的 належно; у належний час حسب توقع đúng giờ
due to
brought about by His success was due to hard work. te wyte aan, weens بِفَضْل، ناتِجٌ عَن заради způsobený skyldes zurückführen auf οφειλόμενος debido a (millegi, kellegi) arvele pandav بواسطۀ johtua dû à, attribuable à בִּגלָל के कारण zbog, zahvaljujući vminek köszönhető berkat orsakast (af) dovuto a ~による 기인해 dėl dēļ; radies (kaut kā) rezultātā disebabkan toe te schrijven aan skyldes, (være) på grunn av dzięki, na skutek, spowodowany devido datorat, datorită благодаря dosiahnutý posledica usled tack vare, på grund av เนื่องจาก yüzünden, ...- den dolayı 由於 завдяки; через те, що کسی شے کے باعث وجود میں آنا do
give (someone) his due
to be fair to someone. gee wat toekom حَق честен съм с dát (někomu), co mu patří det, der tilkommer en das (An)Recht αποδίδω το δίκιο κπ. dar a alguien su merecido (kellegi vastu) õiglane olema از کسی قدردانی کردن tasapuolisuuden nimissä rendre justice à qqn יֵש לוֹמָר לִזכוּתוֹ- मुनासिब biti pošten prema nekome megadja vkinek, ami őt illeti adil láta e-n njóta sannmælis dare a qualcuno quel che gli spetta 公平な扱いをする 정당한 대우를 해주다 reikia pripažinti, kad jis kādu pienācīgi novērtēt adil (iemand) geven wat hem toekomt yte (noen) rettferdighet, gi det som tilkommer noen oddać (komuś) sprawiedliwość fazer justiça a a da (cuiva) ce i se cuvine отдать должное (кому-л.) dať, čo mu patrí biti pravičen (do koga) odati priznanje vara skyldig ngn det erkännandet att ... ปฏิบัติอย่างยุติธรรมกับ birine karşı âdil olmak, hakkını vermek 公平對待某人 віддавати належне منصفانہ سلوک công bằng với ai

see also owe .


due مستحق الدفع má se ... passende fällig αναμενόμενος debido olla määrä dospio dovuto ・・・する予定で 만기가 된 gepast skyldig należny que se deve должный förfallen ถึงกำหนด olması beklenen đến hạn 到期的


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