due

  • 61due to — preposition Date: 1897 as a result of ; because of < due to the complaints of uptight parents…he lost his job Herbert Gold > Usage: The objection to due to as a preposition is only a continuation of disagreements that began in the 18th century&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 62due to —  Most authorities continue to accept that due is an adjective only and must always modify a noun. Thus, He was absent due to illness would be wrong. Make it either He was absent because of [or owing to] illness or recast the sentence to give due&#8230; …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 63due to —    Most authorities continue to accept that due is an adjective only and must always modify a noun. Thus He was absent due to illness would be wrong. We could correct it either by writing He was absent because of [or owing to] illness or by&#8230; …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 64due — 1. adjective /djuː,du/ a) Owed or owing He is due four weeks of back pay. b) Appropriate. The amount due is just three quid. Syn: needed, owing, made, required, expected …

    Wiktionary

  • 65due — See: GIVE ONE S DUE, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, IN DUE COURSE at IN GOOD TIME …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 66due — See: GIVE ONE S DUE, GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, IN DUE COURSE at IN GOOD TIME …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 67DUE — drug use evaluation * * * due d(y)ü adj expected to be born in the normal course of events &LT;the baby is due in November&GT; also expected to give birth &LT;she s due this month&GT; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 68due — See: give one s due, give the devil his due, in due course at in good time …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 69due to — {prep.} Because of; owing to; by reason of. * /His injury was due to his careless use of the shotgun./ * /Joe s application to the University was not accepted due to his failing English./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 70due to — {prep.} Because of; owing to; by reason of. * /His injury was due to his careless use of the shotgun./ * /Joe s application to the University was not accepted due to his failing English./ …

    Dictionary of American idioms