due
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- adjective
- /du/
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previsto
- Her baby is due in three weeks, and everyone is excited to meet him.
- due date
- in due course
- in due time
You know, art projects that are due the next morning.
- You know, art projects that are due the next morning.
- Or is this a sign that we're just due for some volatility?
- And then my next book isn't due to Harper for another year or two.
- We're going to have Professor Bruce due to start us off.
- And so you were due to come back and share with me.
- And yet whatever you think of Liz Truss, her book is due out this Tuesday.
- So that was when they said I was due to have one in three to six months.
- It'd be like when when things are due in, it's arriving here.
Examples
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When is the little one due.
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I'm due in October or early November.
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You know, art projects that are due the next morning.
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I am not due for another month.
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As I said, it's due right before Thanksgiving.
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He was due at the end of the week.
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The baby's due in days and you haven't talked about marrying?
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They're due tomorrow.
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The project is due on Friday, so we need to finish it by Thursday night.
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The report is due at the end of the month, so I need to start working on it soon.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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Fair legal steps that follow rules and protect people from unfair loss of freedom or property
- Formal
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A rule that the government must follow fair legal steps before taking someone's life, freedom, or property
- Formal
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A level of careful attention a sensible person shows in a situation, often required by law
How Soon
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Due meaning 'expected' comes from the idea of something being 'owed' at a certain time, so it is the right time for it. So if a train is 'due' at 7:00, it is 'expected' to arrive then.