due
part of speech
adjective (due); adverb (due, as in due north); noun (dues)
meaning for a pupil
1) Due means expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a library book that is due back on Friday or a baby due next month. tree →
2) Due means owed: money that must be paid is due. tree →
3) «Due to» means because of: the game was cancelled due to rain. tree →
4) Due north or due south means exactly in that direction. tree →
5) If something is due to someone, they deserve it, as in «show thanks where thanks are due». tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: A due is a share that belongs to the priests by law. The Psalms use "in due season" for the right time when God gives food to all living things, and a vow offering can be something "due" to be paid. In the primary lessons: In maths: a deadline, or money that must be paid (amount due = total − paid); a due time marks the end of a time span. In school: homework due on Monday. Everyday life: the bill is due, the train is due at 4. Phrases: due back, due date, due to, amount due, in due course, overdue, due north.
examples
- It is a due for ever throughout their generations. (Torah LEV.7.36, JPS 1917) tree →
- Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow. (Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses. (Torah DEU.18.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; this day have I paid my vows. (Writings PRO.7.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season. (Writings PSA.104.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- The eyes of all wait for Thee, and Thou givest them their food in due season. (Writings PSA.145.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The book is due back in 14 days. tree →
- The amount due is $36. tree →
- The homework is due on Monday. tree →
- Rent of $500 is due each month. tree →
- The train is due in 5 minutes. tree →
- The match was cancelled due to heavy rain. tree →
- My library book is overdue, so I must take it back. tree →
- Walk due north from the gate. tree →
- Show gratitude where gratitude is due. tree →
note
Homophones: «dew» (water drops on grass) sounds the same in many accents. «Overdue» means late. «Amount due» is what is still to pay: due = total − paid. A due day marks the end of a time span.
In the corpora
- It is a due for ever throughout their generations.
- They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses.
- Thou shalt not pervert the justice due to the stranger, or to the fatherless; nor take the widow's raiment to pledge.
- Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow.
- This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their due reward from Me, saith the LORD.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «due» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.