due

🇺🇸 /duː/ 🇬🇧 /djuː/
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Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
adjective
B1

caused by something or someone

The delay was due to bad weather.

B2

expected to happen or arrive

The payment is due next week.

B2

needing to be paid now

Your bill is due today.

R

owed to someone as a right

Respect is due to all people.

R

owed something that you deserve

I am due a break after working hard.

R

proper or right in the situation

After due thought, I made my decision.

noun
R

something that someone should get by right

He got the praise that was his due.

R

fees or payments for membership

Club members must pay their dues.

adverb
R

exactly in a direction

Go due east to reach the river.

translation

adj. caused by something or someone; expected to happen or arrive; needing to be paid now; owed to someone as a right; owed something that you deserve; proper or right in the situation
n. something that someone should get by right; fees or payments for membership
adv. exactly in a direction

Word Forms

Plural dues