Due - English meaning

adjective

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.

Usage examples:

This office is perfectly adequate for my needs

adjective

Enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He didn’t have adequate time to prepare for the exam., we must re-examine the adequacy of our curre…

adjective

Enough or good enough for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Staff did not receive adequate training., adequate to do sth our laws must be adequate to protect o…

adjective

Enough or more than enough; plentiful.

Usage examples:

There is ample time for discussion

verb

Regard as probable; expect or predict.

Usage examples:

She anticipated scorn on her return to the theatre

verb

Past simple and past participle of anticipate

Usage examples:

We don't anticipate any trouble., we had one or two difficulties along the way that we didn't antic…

adjective

Suitable or proper in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

This isn't the appropriate time or place

verb

Take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission.

Usage examples:

The accused had appropriated the property

Suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

adjective

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Usage examples:

The theme could not be more apt

noun

(as written abbreviation) an apartment.

Usage examples:

A minimalist one-bedroom apt. on the upper west side

adjective

Correct or right for a particular situation

Usage examples:

Chris’s apt comments summed up our opinions., this old roof is apt to leak when it rains., he was v…

verb

Wait for (an event).

Usage examples:

We await the proposals with impatience

verb

Demand (an amount) as a price for a service rendered or goods supplied.

Usage examples:

Wedding planners may charge an hourly fee of up to £150

noun

A price asked for goods or services.

Usage examples:

Our standard charge for a letter is £25

noun

An ambassador's deputy.

noun

A punishment or fate that someone deserves.

Usage examples:

He got his comeuppance in the end

noun

A punishment or some bad luck that is considered to be fair and deserved punishment for something bad that someone has done

Usage examples:

She’ll get her comeuppance, don’t worry.

adjective

(of punishment or retribution) appropriate to the crime or wrongdoing; fitting and deserved.

Usage examples:

Condign punishment was rare when the criminal was a man of high social standing

adjective

Condign punishment is suitable or right for a particular crime

Usage examples:

Expropriation of property seemed condign punishment for treason.

noun

A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

Usage examples:

The agency is mainly financed from voluntary contributions

adjective

Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Usage examples:

Make sure you have been given the correct information

verb

Put right (an error or fault).

Usage examples:

The council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports

adjective

In agreement with the true facts or with a generally accepted standard

Usage examples:

It’s your responsibility to see that your tax return is correct., do you have the correct time?, "d…

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

verb

Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.

Usage examples:

We feel our public representatives have deserted us

noun

A waterless, desolate area of land with little or no vegetation, typically one covered with sand.

Usage examples:

The desert of the sinai peninsula is a harsh place

plural noun

What a person deserves with regard to reward or (more usually) punishment.

Usage examples:

The penal system fails to punish offenders in accordance with their deserts

adverb

Without changing direction or stopping.

Usage examples:

They went directly to the restaurant

conjunction

As soon as.

Usage examples:

She fell asleep directly she got into bed

adverb

Very soon or immediately

Usage examples:

Dr. schwartz will be with you directly., he went directly home (= without stopping anywhere first).

determiner

As much or as many as required.

Usage examples:

There's too much work and not enough people to do it

pronoun

As much or as many of something as required.

Usage examples:

You need to get enough of the right things to eat

adverb

To the required degree or extent (used after an adjective, adverb, or verb).

Usage examples:

At the time, he wasn't old enough to vote

noun

The fact of having a right to something.

Usage examples:

Full entitlement to fees and maintenance should be offered

noun

Something, often a benefit from the government, that you have the right to have

Usage examples:

[ u ] social security and medicare are popular entitlement programs in the us.

noun

A situation in which you have the right to do or have something

Usage examples:

Almost any job which a benefit recipient takes will have some effect upon his current entitlement t…

adverb

Used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description.

Usage examples:

They met in 1989 and got married exactly two years later

adverb

In a complete and correct way; not more or less than a particular number, time, etc.

Usage examples:

We’ve come exactly 41 miles., make sure you measure the window exactly, otherwise the shade won’t f…

adjective

Regarded as likely; anticipated.

Usage examples:

Write down your expected monthly income, and regularly track your expenses

verb

Regard (something) as likely to happen.

Usage examples:

It's as well to expect the worst

adjective

Believed to be going to happen or arrive

Usage examples:

The expected counterattack never happened., the painting sold for three times the expected price., …

noun

A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services.

Usage examples:

They were faced with legal fees of £3000

verb

Make a payment to (someone) in return for services.

Usage examples:

Others offer discounts on software purchases to subscribers of their once-free, now fee'd, online s…

noun

An amount of money charged for a service or for the use of something

Usage examples:

An admission fee, the doctor’s usual fee is $125.

noun

A small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment.

Usage examples:

The wooden fittings were made of walnut

adjective

Suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper.

Usage examples:

A fitting reward

verb

Be of the right shape and size for.

Usage examples:

Those jeans still fit me

verb

Impose (a tax, fee, or fine).

Usage examples:

A tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes

noun

An act of levying a tax, fee, or fine.

Usage examples:

Police forces receive 49 per cent of their funding via a levy on the rates

verb

Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).

Usage examples:

A week later i met him in the street

noun

A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.

Usage examples:

She fell from her horse during a weekend meet

adjective

Suitable or proper.

Usage examples:

It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

noun

The action or process of paying someone or something or of being paid.

Usage examples:

Ask for a discount for payment by cash

noun

An amount of money paid, or the act of paying

Usage examples:

[ c ] when is the first payment due?, [ u ] usually we ask for payment when the order is placed.

noun

An amount of money that has been paid or is expected to be paid

Usage examples:

For the fiscal year ended february 28 2010, payments from class a shares amounted to $1,470., mortg…

verb

Measure (the depth of a body of water).

Usage examples:

I plumbed the depth and found the bottom of the shelf to be seven metres down

noun

A ball of lead or other heavy object attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.

Usage examples:

He traces a line in white paint along the wall beyond the leaves, then drops a plumb from a cord st…

adverb

Exactly.

Usage examples:

Trading opportunities plumb in the centre of central europe

adverb

In exact terms; without vagueness.

Usage examples:

The guidelines are precisely defined

In a sharply exact manner

adverb

Precisely is also used to emphasize the accuracy of what you are saying

Usage examples:

Armed conflict is precisely what the government is trying to avoid.

adjective

Denoting something that is truly what it is said or regarded to be; genuine.

Usage examples:

She's never had a proper job

adverb

Satisfactorily or correctly.

Usage examples:

My eyes were all blurry and i couldn't see proper

noun

The part of a church service that varies with the season or feast.

Usage examples:

We go to the high mass, with plainsong propers sung by the ritual choir

verb

Make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.

Usage examples:

Offenders should recompense their victims

noun

Compensation or reward given for loss or harm suffered or effort made.

Usage examples:

Adequate recompense for workers who lose their jobs

noun

Payment given to someone for an injury suffered, or for the loss of or damage to property

Usage examples:

The government seized the land without recompense to the owners.

adjective

Officially compulsory, or otherwise considered essential; indispensable.

Usage examples:

Eight editions were published, each required reading for trainees

verb

Need for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

Three patients required operations

adjective

Made necessary by particular circumstances or regulations.

Usage examples:

The application will not be processed until the requisite fee is paid

noun

A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end.

Usage examples:

She believed privacy to be a requisite for a peaceful life

adjective

Needed for a particular purpose or result

Usage examples:

I worked to develop the requisite skills for a managerial position.

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adverb

To the furthest or most complete extent or degree (used for emphasis).

Usage examples:

The car spun right off the track

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

adjective

Having a legitimate right to property, position, or status.

Usage examples:

The rightful owner of the jewels

adjective

Having a just and fair claim according to the law

Usage examples:

The stolen property was returned to the rightful owners., this portion of land is rightfully theirs.

noun

That which is morally correct, just, or honourable.

Usage examples:

She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong

verb

A group or party favouring conservative or reactionary views.

Usage examples:

The right got in at the election

adjective

Morally good, justified, or acceptable.

Usage examples:

I hope we're doing the right thing

adjective

Fulfilling expectations or needs; acceptable, though not outstanding or perfect.

Usage examples:

He didn't get a satisfactory answer

adverb

Directly, without deviating to one side.

Usage examples:

Ashley looked at him squarely

adjective

Extending or moving uniformly in one direction only; without a curve or bend.

Usage examples:

A long, straight road

adverb

In a straight line; directly.

Usage examples:

He was gazing straight at her

noun

(especially of drama) serious as opposed to comic or musical.

Usage examples:

A straight play

noun

An arrangement to receive something, typically a publication, regularly by paying in advance.

Usage examples:

Make sure you get a copy every month by taking out a subscription

noun

An occasion when shares in a company are issued , or the number of shares involved

Usage examples:

You will soon have the opportunity to purchase stock through a subscription offering., the subscrip…

adjective

Enough; adequate.

Usage examples:

They had sufficient resources to survive

adjective

Enough for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the company did not have sufficient funds to pay for the goods it had received.…

adjective

Right or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.

Usage examples:

These toys are not suitable for children under five

adjective

Being right or correct for a particular situation or person

Usage examples:

The book is suitable as a text for a course in beginning chemistry., the movie may not be suitable …

noun

A charge payable to use a bridge or road.

Usage examples:

Motorway tolls

verb

Charge a toll for the use of (a bridge or road).

Usage examples:

The transport minister opposes tolling existing roads

noun

A single ring of a bell.

Usage examples:

She heard the cambridge school bell utter a single toll