due

due1 [ du ] adjective ***

1. ) never before noun if something is due to happen, it is expected to happen or should happen:

due to do something: The case is due to go to court next month.

due on/in/at: A new version of the software is due in the next couple of weeks.

due for: The prisoners are not due for release until next year.

I'm due for a raise.

a ) if you are due somewhere, you are expected to be there:

I'm due at a meeting in ten minutes.

b ) something that is due at a particular time or date must be completed by that time or date:

Students' term papers are due next Monday.

c ) if a baby is due, it is expected to be born. You can also say that the mother is due:

Her baby is due in May.

When are you due?

2. ) never before noun if money is due, it is time for it to be paid:

The rent is due on the first day of each month.

You must repay the loan, and any interest that is due on it.

due to: $10,000 is due to her under clause 5.1 of her contract.

3. ) only before noun according to the usual standards or rules:

A driver has to have due regard for the safety of other road users.

The committee reached its decision after giving due consideration to the views of the public.

4. ) not usually before noun if something is due to someone, they should receive it:

I have been given a lot of support by my colleagues, for which thanks are due.

due to: Some credit is due to the government for this improvement.

in due course FORMAL

later when it is the right time, and not before:

We will announce the results of our investigation in due course.

with (all) due respect

used when you are going to disagree with someone or criticize someone, in order to sound more polite:

With due respect, is that question relevant?

with (all) due respect to: With all due respect to the school, I think the results could have been better.

=> DUE TO

due

due 2 [ du ] noun

1. ) singular someone's due is something that they have a right to receive:

At last she has the justice that is her due.

2. ) dues plural money that someone has to pay regularly, for example to be a member of a club or union

to give someone their due

used when you are going to say something good about someone, after you have been criticizing them:

He really upset Lydia, although give him his due, he did apologize afterward.

due

due 3 [ du ] adverb

due north/south/east/west

directly toward the north, south, east, or west:

The farm is about five miles due east of the town.