due
adjective (RESULTING) /djuː/
/duː/ Definition
due to B1 because of: A lot of her unhappiness is due to boredom. Due to wet leaves on the line, this train will arrive an hour late.Connecting words which introduce a cause or reason
(Definition of due adjective (RESULTING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- because conjunction
- because of preposition
- behalf noun
- cos conjunction
- courtesy noun
- fear noun
- for conjunction (BECAUSE)
- for preposition (BECAUSE OF)
- from preposition (CAUSE)
- in the light of sth idiom
- necessarily adverb
- on sb's account idiom
- order noun (PURPOSE)
- owing to preposition
- sake noun (REASON)
- thanks to sb/sth idiom
- through preposition (RESULT)
- what with idiom
- with a view to doing sth idiom
- with preposition (CAUSE)
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