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style="min-width:728px;min-height:90px"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><h1 title="Origin and meaning of due" class="word__name--TTbAA">due<!-- --> <!-- -->(adj.)</h1><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>mid-14c., "customary, regular, right, proper;" late 14c., "owed, payable as an obligation, owing by right of circumstance or condition," from Old French <span class="foreign notranslate">deu</span>, past participle of <span class="foreign notranslate">devoir</span> "to owe," from Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">debere</span> "to owe," originally, "keep something away from someone," from <span class="foreign notranslate">de-</span> "away" (see <a href="/word/de-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of de- " class="crossreference notranslate">de-</a>) + <span class="foreign notranslate">habere</span> "to have" (from PIE root <a href="/word/*ghabh-" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of *ghabh- " rel="nofollow" class="crossreference notranslate">*ghabh-</a> "to give or receive").</p> <p>Of actions, "conscientious, careful," late 14c. Meaning "that is to be expected or looked for" is by 1833. Phrase <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>in due time</strong></span> "at a set time; at an appropriate time" is from late 14c. <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>Due to</strong></span> is from early 15c. as "deserved by, merited by;" also "owing to." It is attested from 1660s as "attributable to as a cause or origin." Its use as a prepositional phrase (much maligned by grammarians) is by 1897.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:mid-14c.">mid-14c.</a></div></div></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><div id="etymonline_v_54140" style="position:absolute;top:-100px"></div><p title="Origin and meaning of due" class="word__name--TTbAA">due<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)</p><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>early 15c., "that which is owed, what one deserves or is entitled to," from <a href="/word/due#etymonline_v_15963" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of due " class="crossreference notranslate">due</a> (adj.), also compare <a href="/word/dues" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of dues " class="crossreference notranslate">dues</a>. To <span class="foreign notranslate"><strong>give the devil his due</strong></span> "do justice to a person of supposed bad character" is from 1590s. "Giue them their due though they were diuels" [1589]. </p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:early%2015c.">early 15c.</a></div></div></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa"><div><div class="" style="position:relative"><div id="etymonline_v_54141" style="position:absolute;top:-100px"></div><p title="Origin and meaning of due" class="word__name--TTbAA">due<!-- --> <!-- -->(adv.)</p><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH"><p>1590s, "duly," from <a href="/word/due#etymonline_v_15963" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of due " class="crossreference notranslate">due</a> (adj.). In reference to points of the compass, "directly, exactly" (as in <span class="foreign notranslate">due east</span>) it is attested from c. 1600, originally nautical, from notion of "fitting, rightful."</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:1590s">1590s</a></div></div></div></div><div class="related--32LCi"><h3 class="h3_title" title="words related to due">Entries linking to <i>due</i></h3><div class="related__details--2kumU"><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of dues" href="/word/dues#etymonline_v_31945">dues<!-- --> <!-- -->(n.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"fee for membership," 1660s, plural of <a href="/word/due#etymonline_v_54140" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of due " class="crossreference notranslate">due</a> (n.) in the sense "payment legally due or obligatory" (1540s). To <span class="foreign notranslate">pay (one's) dues</span> in the figurative sense "undergo hardships to gain experience" is from 1943.</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8"><div><a class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of duly" href="/word/duly#etymonline_v_15981">duly<!-- --> <!-- -->(adv.)<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></a><div class="word__etymology_expand--1s7tE"><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined"><div></div><p>"rightly, properly; adequately, sufficiently; in accordance with duty or moral obligation," late 14c., <span class="foreign notranslate">duweliche,</span> from <span class="foreign notranslate">dewe</span> "due" (see <a href="/word/due" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of due " class="crossreference notranslate">due</a>) + <span class="foreign notranslate">-liche</span> (see <a href="/word/-ly#etymonline_v_32027" title="Etymology, meaning and definition of -ly " class="crossreference notranslate">-ly</a> (2)).</p></section></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><ul class="related__container--22iKI"><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of overdue" href="/word/overdue"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">overdue</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of undue" href="/word/undue"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">undue</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of de-" href="/word/de-"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">de-</li></a><a target="_self" title="Origin and meaning of *ghabh-" href="/word/*ghabh-"><li class="related__word--3Si0N">*ghabh-</li></a><a class="related__more--1gm0U related__word--3Si0N" href="/word/due/related"><li>See all related words (<!-- -->6<!-- -->) <!-- -->></li></a></ul></div><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="8757723469" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of due">Trends of <i>due</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:200px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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take."...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of finance" href="/word/finance"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">finance<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">The notion is of "ending" (by satisfying) something that is due (compare Greek telos "end;" plural tele "services due, dues...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of pious" href="/word/pious"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">pious<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">The classical Roman sense of "having or exhibiting due respect and affection for parents and others to whom such is due"...</section></a></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div class="word--C9UPa word_4pc--2SZw8" style="padding:10px 20px"><div><a class="recommended-word" rel="nofollow" style="margin-bottom:5px;display:block" title="Origin and meaning of solemn" href="/word/solemn"><div class="word__name--TTbAA word_thumbnail__name--1khEg" style="font-size:18px">solemn<span class="word_thumbnail__name_icon--2RFFN"><i class="fa fa-chevron-right" style="font-size:16px"></i></span></div><section class="word__defination--2q7ZH undefined word__etymology_limit_line--3DeZW" style="cursor:pointer">mid-14c., solemne, solempne, "performed with due religious ceremony or reverence; 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