Hypertext Webster Gateway: "due"
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) 1.7 (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"
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.