due

adjective
dyo͞o

Scheduled; expected.

Example

“Rain is due this afternoon.”

Other meanings

Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
“The baby is just about due.”
Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
“The dangerously low water table is due to rapidly growing pumping.”

Related words

duebill
dueful
dueness
duly
underdue
undue
due care and attention
due date
due place
due process
fall due
in due time

Example sentences

“Are international relations at risk due to recent events?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“When is it due?”
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“Due to superstition, black cats are less likely to be adopted.”
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Word history

From Latin "dēbeō" (dēbēre).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “due” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.