| query | phrase You can say d__ to to introduce the reason for something happening . Some speakers of English believe that it is not correct to use due to in this way.You can say due to to introduce the reason for something happening . Some speakers of English believe that it is not correct to use due to in this way. Due to the large volume of letters he receives Dave regrets he is unable to answer queries personally. Jobs could be lost in the defence industry due to political changes sweeping Europe. |
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| word | due |
| full-definition | other phrase If an event is due to something, it happens or exists as a direct result of that thing. The country's economic problems are largely due to the weakness of the recovery. If the trip is a success, a lot of this will be due to Mr Green's efforts. phrase You can say due to to introduce the reason for something happening . Some speakers of English believe that it is not correct to use due to in this way. Due to the large volume of letters he receives Dave regrets he is unable to answer queries personally. Jobs could be lost in the defence industry due to political changes sweeping Europe. adjective If something is due at a particular time, it is expected to happen, be done, or arrive at that time. The results are due at the end of the month. The first price increases are due to come into force in July. Her first novel is due out in May. Mr Carter is due in London on Monday. ...customers who paid later than twenty days after the due date. Due attention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or deserved amount of it under the circumstances . After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live with foster parents. I hope people will use the footpaths and treat them with due attention. Something that is due, or that is due to someone, is owed to them, either as a debt or because they have a right to it. I was sent a cheque for £1,525 and advised that no further pension was due. I've got some leave due to me and I was going to Tasmania for a fortnight. He had not taken a summer holiday that year but had accumulated the leave due him. If someone is due for something, that thing is planned to happen or be given to them now, or very soon, often after they have been waiting for it for a long time. She was due for a follow-up appointment. He is not due for release until 2020. I reckon I'm due one of my travels. noun Dues are sums of money that you give regularly to an organization that you belong to, for example a social club or trade union, in order to pay for being a member. Only 18 of the U.N.'s 180 members had paid their dues by the January deadline. adverb Due is used before the words 'north', 'south', 'east', or 'west' to indicate that something is in exactly the direction mentioned . They headed due north. The Thames flows due south from Oxford, through the market town of Abingdon. ...a mining town 40 miles due east of Los Angeles. |
| inflections | dues |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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