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# due

adjective (due); adverb (due, as in due north); noun (dues)

«due» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Due means expected or needing to happen at a certain time, like a library book that is due back on Friday or a baby due next month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m1)
2. Due means owed: money that must be paid is due. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m2)
3. «Due to» means because of: the game was cancelled due to rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m3)
4. Due north or due south means exactly in that direction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m4)
5. If something is due to someone, they deserve it, as in «show thanks where thanks are due». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#m5)

### In the lessons

In maths: a deadline, or money that must be paid (amount due = total − paid); a due time marks the end of a time span. In school: homework due on Monday. Everyday life: the bill is due, the train is due at 4. Phrases: due back, due date, due to, amount due, in due course, overdue, due north.

### Examples

- The book is due back in 14 days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x1)
- The amount due is $36. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x2)
- The homework is due on Monday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x3)
- Rent of $500 is due each month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x4)
- The train is due in 5 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x5)
- The match was cancelled due to heavy rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x6)
- My library book is overdue, so I must take it back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x7)
- Walk due north from the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x8)
- Show gratitude where gratitude is due. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/#x9)

### Note

Homophones: «dew» (water drops on grass) sounds the same in many accents. «Overdue» means late. «Amount due» is what is still to pay: due = total − paid. A due day marks the end of a time span.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: A due is a share that belongs to the priests by law. The Psalms use "in due season" for the right time when God gives food to all living things, and a vow offering can be something "due" to be paid. In the primary lessons: In maths: a deadline, or money that must be paid (amount due = total − paid); a due time marks the end of a time span. In school: homework due on Monday. Everyday life: the bill is due, the train is due at 4. Phrases: due back, due date, due to, amount due, in due course, overdue, due north.

### Examples

- It is a due for ever throughout their generations. (Torah LEV.7.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/#x1)
- Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow. (Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/#x2)
- They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which is his due according to the fathers' houses. (Torah DEU.18.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/#x3)
- 'Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; this day have I paid my vows. (Writings PRO.7.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/#x4)
- All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season. (Writings PSA.104.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/#x5)
- The eyes of all wait for Thee, and Thou givest them their food in due season. (Writings PSA.145.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/#x6)

### Note

Homophones: «dew» (water drops on grass) sounds the same in many accents. «Overdue» means late. «Amount due» is what is still to pay: due = total − paid. A due day marks the end of a time span.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «due» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/due/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«due» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/due.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «due» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/due/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«due» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/due.html) on Mova free.