due

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /djuː/ See IPA manual

Freq #1403

Meanings

1

adj
Expected to happen, arrive, or be ready at a particular time.

The train is due to arrive at nine o'clock.
2

adj
That must be paid or returned by a certain time.

The rent is due at the end of the month.
3

adj
Proper and suitable for the situation.

With all due respect, I think you're wrong about that.
4

noun
Money that you regularly pay to belong to a club or organization.

The club dropped him for not paying his dues.

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Synonyms

1 adj · expected to happen, arrive,... expected forecast

2 adj · that must be paid or... owing required

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Forms dues

Derived forms duebillduefulduenessduly overdueunderdueundue

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due date
the date by which something must be submitted or a baby is expected

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due diligence
the careful investigation of a company's business, finances, and legal position before investing
pay your dues
to endure hard, unglamorous work early on as the price of later success

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Etymology

From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).

*gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European dewe Middle English deu Old French dēbeō Latin

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# due

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /djuː/
**Frequency rank:** 1403

## Meanings
1. Expected to happen, arrive, or be ready at a particular time.
2. That must be paid or returned by a certain time.
3. Proper and suitable for the situation.
4. Money that you regularly pay to belong to a club or organization.

## Examples
- The train is due to arrive at nine o'clock.
- The rent is due at the end of the month.
- With all due respect, I think you're wrong about that.
- The club dropped him for not paying his dues.

## Derived Forms
- duebill
- dueful
- dueness
- duly
- overdue
- underdue
- undue

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʰeh₁bʰ-
- Root: dewe
- Root: deu
- Root: dēbeō

## Etymology
From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”).

## AI Etymology
Due comes from Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”), from dē- (“from”) + habeō (“to have”). In current use, the main senses are “Expected to happen, arrive, or be ready at a particular time” and “That must be paid or returned by a certain time”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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