[djuː], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- expected at or planned for at a certain time
(e.g: the baby's due in August)

- of the proper quality or extent
(e.g: driving without due care and attention)


Phrases:
- due to
- give someone their due
- in due course
- pay one's dues

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’

[djuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- one's right; what is owed to one
(e.g: he thought it was his due)

- an obligatory payment; a fee
(e.g: he had paid trade union dues for years)


Phrases:
- due to
- give someone their due
- in due course
- pay one's dues

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’

[djuː], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- (with reference to a point of the compass) exactly; directly
(e.g: we'll head due south again on the same road)


Phrases:
- due to
- give someone their due
- in due course
- pay one's dues

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘payable’): from Old French deu ‘owed’, based on Latin debitus ‘owed’, from debere ‘owe’