due
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due Adjective BrE /djuː/
1. прил.
1) должный, надлежащий, соответствующий
2) предик. должный, обязанный; ожидаемый
3) подлежащий выплате
1.caused by
[not before noun] due to something/somebody caused by somebody/something; because of somebody/something
The team's success was largely due to her efforts.
Most of the problems were due to human error.
The project had to be abandoned due to a lack of government funding.
Due to staff shortages, we are unable to offer a full buffet service on this train.
Language Bank
The number of people with diabetes is growing, partly because of an increase in levels of obesity.
The number of overweight children has increased dramatically in recent years, largely as a result of changes in diet and lifestyle.
The increase in childhood obesity is largely due to/the result of changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years.
Many obese children are bullied at school on account of their weight.
Part of the problem with treating childhood obesity stems from the fact that parents do not always recognize that their children are obese.
Childhood obesity may be caused by genetic factors, as well as environmental ones.
Some people think that it is more correct to use owing to to mean ‘because of’ after a verb or at the beginning of a clause, as due is an adjective.
2. expected
[not before noun] arranged or expected
When's the baby due?
The next train is due in five minutes.
(especially North American English) My essay's due next Friday (= it has to be given to the teacher by then).
due to do something
Rose is due to start school in January.
due for something
The band's first album is due for release later this month.
3. owed
[not usually before noun] when a sum of money is due, it must be paid immediately
Payment is due on 1 October.
[not before noun] due (to somebody) owed to somebody as a debt, because it is their right or because they have done something to deserve it
Have they been paid the money that is due to them?
Our thanks are due to the whole team.
[not before noun] owed something; deserving something
due something
I'm still due 15 days' leave.
due for something
She's due for promotion soon.
4. suitable/right
[only before noun] (formal) that is suitable or right in the circumstances
After due consideration, we have decided to appoint Mr Davis to the job.
to make due allowance for something
(British English) He was charged with driving without due care and attention.
due noun BrE /djuː/
your/somebody’s due [uncountable] a thing that should be given to somebody by right
He received a large reward, which was no more than his due (= than what he deserved).
She's a slow worker, but to give her her due (= to be fair to her), she does try very hard.
dues [plural] charges, for example to be a member of a club
to pay your dues
trade union dues
due adverb BrE /djuː/
due north/south/east/west exactly; in a straight line
to sail due east
The village lies five miles due north of York.
Etymology
due (adj.)
early 14c., "customary, regular;" mid-14c., "owing, payable," from Old French deu, past participle of devoir "to owe," from Latin debere "to owe" (see debt).
In reference to points of the compass (as in due east) it is attested from c. 1600, originally nautical, from notion of "fitting, rightful." As an adverb from 1590s; as a noun from early 15c. Prepositional phrase due to (much maligned by grammarians) is from 1897.
due vs because of
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/because-due-to-since-and-as
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/7385/can-due-to-and-because-of-be-used-interchangeably