due /ˈdu, ˈdju/
 (a.)應支付的,到期的;預定應到達的,預期的;應有的,正當的;充分的應得物
 due /ˈd(j)u/ 形容詞
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 Due a.
 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.
 Due, adv. Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.
 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.
 Due, v. t. To endue. [Obs.]
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 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"