due

«due» in Mova's school dictionary: expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

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

• 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

• "With all due respect" sounds respectful, but it nearly always comes just before "you are wrong".
• "With all due respect" usually means "I disagree with you, or I think you are wrong".
• You scan or sign a library book out and return it by the due date, because others are waiting for it.
• NASA's Dragonfly is a nuclear-powered drone helicopter due to launch in 2028 and fly between sites on Titan in the 2030s.
• "Tails is DUE now, it has to be!" But the coin has no memory.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «due» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.