Due | Mean of due in English Dictionary

/ˈduː/

• required or expected to happen
1. When is the assignment due? [=when are you supposed to give the completed assignment to your teacher?]
2. Your books are due back to the library (by/on) May 15. [=you must return your books to the library by May 15]
3. The movie is due out this summer. [=the movie is supposed to be released in theaters this summer]
4. They are due to arrive any minute now.
• expected to be born
1. The baby is due [=the baby will probably be born] in three weeks.
• expected to give birth
1. When is she due?
2. My wife is due in three weeks.

• having reached the date by which payment is required
1. The bill is due at the end of the month.
2. The balance is now due.
3. The amount due is 45 dollars.
4. The bill is past due. [=it is late; it should have been paid before now]
• appropriate or proper
1. She accepted the compliment with due modesty.
2. The issue demands due consideration.
3. I will answer all of your questions in due time. [=eventually at an appropriate time]
4. The court agreed that he failed to exercise due care/caution/diligence in trying to prevent the accident. [=he should have done more to prevent the accident from happening]
• needing, requiring, or expecting something to happen
1. I'm due for a dentist's appointment. [=I need to go to the dentist soon]
2. He will be due for another raise in June.
• because of (something)
1. The accident was primarily due to her carelessness.
2. Due to the bad weather, the game was canceled.
3. Their success is due to a lot of hard work. = They are successful due to the fact that they work hard.
4. Traffic was slow due to roadwork.
5. The pool is closed due to the approaching storm.
• Noun
• a regular payment that you make to be a member of an organization
1. Membership dues are $45.
2. Dues are increasing this year.
3. Workers are required to join the union and pay dues.
• something that someone should be given
1. He deserves to be given his due.
2. She has yet to receive her due. = She is still being denied her due.
3. I can't say that I like him, but to give him his due [=to be fair to him], I trust him completely.
• to work hard and have difficult experiences in order to become successful
1. I've paid my dues. It's time that I began reaping some benefits.
• directly or exactly
1. The lake is due north of the city.
2. The road runs due south.