definición y significado de due

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due (n.)

1.anything that is owed to someone else

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

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

due (adj.)

1.under a legal obligation to someone

2.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"

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

4.suitable to or expected in the circumstances"all due respect" "due cause to honor them" "a long due promotion" "in due course"

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

6.proper and appropriate; fitting"richly deserved punishment" "due esteem"

7.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"

due (adv.)

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

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Merriam Webster

DueDue (?), a. [OF. deu, F. dû, p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. L. debere. See Debt, Habit, and cf. Duty.]
1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable.

2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable; becoming; appropriate; fit.

Her obedience, which is due to me. Shak.

With dirges due, in sad array,
Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne. Gray.

3. Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation; proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as, due process of law; due service; in due time.

4. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the steamer was due yesterday.

5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.

This effect is due to the attraction of the sun. J. D. Forbes.

DueDue, adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.

DueDue, n.
1. That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay, or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done; a fee; a toll.

He will give the devil his due. Shak.

Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil. Tennyson.

2. Right; just title or claim.

The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep. Milton.

DueDue, v. t. To endue. [Obs.] Shak.

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DNA unwinding element
due, Italian word for two
- Due – Due, the football match between Denmark and Sweden in the UEFA Euro 2004.
Membership fees in organizations
- See also: Union dues
Postage due
Due, a Mindless Self Indulgence song
Due a character in Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers

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