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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Due \Due\, v. t. To endue. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Due \Due\, a. [OF. deu, F. d[^u], 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Due \Due\, adv Directly; exactly; as a due east course. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Due \Due\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: due adj 1: owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due" [syn: {owed}] [ant: {undue}] 2: proper and appropriate; fitting; "richly deserved punishment"; "due esteem" [syn: {deserved}] 3: scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes" [syn: {due(p)}] 4: suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course" [ant: {undue}] 5: reasonable in the circumstances; "gave my comments due consideration"; "exercising due care" n 1: that which is deserved or owed: "give the devil his due" 2: a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues" adv : directly or exactly; straight; "went due North"
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