due
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French dû (“‘due’”), past participle of devoir (“‘to owe’”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /djuː/, SAMPA: /dju:/
- (US) enPR: do͞o, IPA: /du/, SAMPA: /du/
- Audio (US)help, file
- Rhymes: -uː
- Homophones: dew (US) do, doo
[edit] Adjective
due (comparative more due, superlative most due)
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- Owed or owing
- Payment is due him in ten days.
- Appropriate.
- With all due respect, you're wrong about that.
- Scheduled; expected.
- Rain is due this afternoon.
- The train is due in five minutes.
- When is your baby due?
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time
- The baby is just about due.
[edit] Synonyms
- (owed or owing): needed, owing, to be made, required
- (appropriate):
- (scheduled, expected): expected, forecast
- (having reached the scheduled or natural time): expected
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
of a payment, to be made by the stated time
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of an event, supposed to occur at the stated time
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of public transport, supposed to arrive at the stated time
of a baby, expected to be born at the stated time
of a pregnant woman, due to give birth on the stated date
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[edit] Adverb
due (comparative more due, superlative most due)
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used with compass directions: directly or exactly
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[edit] Noun
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due (plural dues)
- Deserved acknowledgment.
- Give him his due — he is a good actor.
- (in plural dues) A membership fee.
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[edit] Translations
deserved acknowledgement
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[edit] Anagrams
[edit] Danish
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /duːə/, [ˈd̥uːə], [ˈd̥uːu]
[edit] Noun
due c. (singular definite duen, plural indefinite duer)
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from “due”
[edit] Inflection
Inflection of “due”
[edit] Esperanto
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adverb
due
[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /dy/
[edit] Verb
due f.
- Feminine past participle of devoir.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈdue]
[edit] Etymology
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| Cardinal : due Ordinal : secondo |
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[edit] Adjective
due m. and f. inv.
[edit] Noun
due m. inv.
le due f. plural
- two o'clock (a.m. or p.m.)
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[edit] Norwegian
[edit] Noun
due c.
- dove (bird)
This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at dove. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see due in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009
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