due

/du/ adj [not gradable] (EXPECTED)

Definition

› expected (to happen, arrive, etc.) at a particular time: What time is the next train due? [+ to infinitive] The meeting is now due to take place next week.

(Definition of due adj (EXPECTED) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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dud n
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due adj EXPECTED
due adj OWED
due adj RESULTING
due adj USUAL/CORRECT
due adv STRAIGHT
due process n

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due adj OWED
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