due meaning

due means 'expected or scheduled to happen or be received'.

due :

expected, owed

adjective

▪ The payment is due tomorrow.

▪ The payment is expected tomorrow.

▪ The train is due at 5 PM.

▪ The train is expected at 5 PM.

paraphrasing

▪ expected – anticipated

▪ owed – payable

▪ scheduled – planned

▪ required – necessary

due

due :

a right, what is owed

noun

▪ He received his due.

▪ He got what he was owed.

▪ She gave him his due respect.

▪ She gave him the respect he deserved.

paraphrasing

▪ right – entitlement

▪ obligation – duty

▪ entitlement – right

▪ debt – amount owed

Pronunciation

due [djuː]

The stress is on the single syllable 'due', pronounced like 'dew'.

Common phrases and grammar about due

due - Common meaning

adjective
expected, owed
noun
a right, what is owed

Part of Speech Changes for "due"

▪ duly (adverb) – in a proper or expected way

▪ dues (noun) – fees or payments owed

Common Expressions with "due"

▪ due date – expected date

▪ due process – fair treatment

▪ due respect – deserved respect

▪ due diligence – careful work

Important examples of due in TOEIC

Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test

In TOEIC vocabulary questions, due often refers to deadlines or scheduled times.

▪The report is due next week.
▪The report is expected next week.

Example of a confusing word: owing (because of)

▪The report is owing next week.
▪The report is because of next week.
"Due" is an adjective used to indicate that something is scheduled to happen or be completed by a certain time. In the sentence "The report is due next week," it correctly indicates a deadline. "Owing," however, is often used in the phrase "owing to," meaning "because of," and is not used to describe deadlines or schedules. The sentence "The report is owing next week" is grammatically incorrect and does not convey the intended meaning of a deadline. Therefore, "due" is the correct choice.

Grammar examples from the TOEIC test

Due is often used as an adjective in grammar questions to describe something expected or owed.

▪The bill is due today.
▪The bill is expected today.

due

Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC

pay one's dues

means 'to earn something through hard work or experience'.

▪He paid his dues to become a manager.
▪He worked hard to become a manager.

give credit where credit is due

means 'to acknowledge someone's contribution'.

▪Let's give credit where credit is due.
▪Let's acknowledge the person's contribution.

Differences between similar words and due

due

,

expected

differences

Due is used for something scheduled or owed, while expected is used for something anticipated.

due
▪The train is due at 6 PM.
▪The train is scheduled at 6 PM.
expected
▪The rain is expected tomorrow.
▪The rain is anticipated tomorrow.

due

,

owed

differences

Due refers to something scheduled or expected, while owed refers specifically to debts or obligations.

due
▪The payment is due today.
▪The money is payable to the bank.
owed
▪The money is owed to the bank.
▪The money is payable to the bank.

Words with the same origin as due

The origin of due

due comes from the Latin 'debere', meaning 'to owe'. It evolved to mean 'expected' or 'scheduled'.

Word structure

The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.

Words with the same origin

The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.

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