due  /du/

noun

1. that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"

synset: due

2. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"

synset: due

adj

1. owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"

synset: due

antonym: undue

2. scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"

synset: due

3. 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"

synset: due

antonym: undue

4. 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"

synset: ascribable, due, imputable, referable

adv

1. directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"

synset: due



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