due to
Use Due to in a sentence
adjective
1.
owed at present; having reached the date for payment: This bill is due.
2.
owing or owed, irrespective of whether the time of payment has arrived: This bill is due next month.
3.
owing or observed as a moral or natural right.
4.
rightful; proper; fitting: due care; in due time.
5.
adequate; sufficient: a due margin for delay.
noun
7.
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
8.
Usually, dues. a regular fee or charge payable at specific intervals, especially to a group or organization: membership dues.
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11.
due to,
a.
attributable to; ascribable to: The delay was due to heavy traffic.
b.
because of; owing to: All planes are grounded due to fog.
12.
give someone his/her due,
a.
to give what justice demands; treat fairly: Even though he had once cheated me, I tried to give him his due.
b.
to credit a disliked or dishonorable person for something that is likable, honorable, or the like.
13.
pay one's dues, to earn respect, a position, or a right by hard work, sacrifice, or experience: She's a famous musician now, but she paid her dues with years of practice and performing in small towns.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French; Middle French deu, past participle of devoir < Latin dēbēre to owe; see debt
Related forms
due·ness, noun
Usage note
11. Due to as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that due is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like The delay was due to electrical failure. Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.
11. Due to as a prepositional phrase meaning “because of, owing to” has been in use since the 14th century: Due to the sudden rainstorm, the picnic was moved indoors. Some object to this use on the grounds that due is historically an adjective and thus should be used only predicatively in constructions like The delay was due to electrical failure. Despite such objections, due to occurs commonly as a compound preposition and is standard in all varieties of speech and writing.
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due (djuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (postpositive) immediately payable |
| 2. | (postpositive) owed as a debt, irrespective of any date for payment |
| 3. | requisite; fitting; proper |
| 4. | (prenominal) adequate or sufficient; enough |
| 5. | (postpositive) expected or appointed to be present or arrive: the train is now due |
| 6. | due to attributable to or caused by |
| —n | |
| 7. | something that is owed, required, or due |
| 8. | give a person his due to give or allow a person what is deserved or right |
| —adv | |
| 9. | directly or exactly; straight: a course due west |
| usage The use of due to as a compound preposition (the performance has been cancelled due to bad weather) was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable | |
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Word Origin & History
due
mid-14c., from O.Fr. deu, pp. of devoir "to owe," from L. debere "to owe" (see debt). In reference to points of the compass (e.g. due east) it is attested from c.1600, originally nautical, from notion of "fitting, rightful."
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
due to
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Likely to, announced as, as in Betty bought more of the stock, believing it was due to rise, or The play is due to open next week. [Early 1900s]
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Attributable to, because of, as in Due to scanty rainfall, we may face a crop failure. This usage has been criticized by some authorities, but today it is widely considered standard. [Early 1900s] Also see on account of.
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Owing or payable to, as in We must give our staff whatever vacation is due to them.
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Example sentences
The colors are always due to some impurity or defect in the diamond's structure.
In the summer, body weight can go up by several pounds due to increased body water.
To help determine if allergies suspected to have been caused by a vaccine were actually due to that vaccine.
The results are due to be published later this year.
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