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due
English
Etymology
From Middle English dewe, dew, due, from Old French deü (“due”), past participle of devoir (“to owe”), from Latin d?b?re, present active infinitive of d?be? (“I owe”), from d?- (“from”) +? habe? (“I have”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: dyo?o, jo?o, IPA(key): /dju?/, /d?u?/
- Homophone: dew
- (US) enPR: do?o, IPA(key): /du/
- Homophones: dew, do, doo
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) enPR: jo?o, IPA(key): /d???/
- Homophones: dew, Jew
- Rhymes: -u?
Adjective
due (comparative more due, superlative most due)
- Owed or owing.
- Synonyms: needed, owing, to be made, required
- Appropriate.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- With dirges due, in sad array, / Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne.
- 1751, Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
- Scheduled; expected.
- Synonyms: expected, forecast
- Having reached the expected, scheduled, or natural time.
- Synonym: expected
- Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.
- 1852, John David Forbes, "Dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science" in Encyclopædia Britannica
- the milky aspect be due to a confusion of small stars
- 1852, John David Forbes, "Dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science" in Encyclopædia Britannica
- On a direct bearing, especially for the four points of the compass
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
due (comparative more due, superlative most due)
- (used with compass directions) Directly; exactly.
- The river runs due north for about a mile.
Translations
Noun
due (plural dues)
- Deserved acknowledgment.
- Give him his due — he is a good actor.
- (in plural dues) A membership fee.
- That which is owed; debt; that which belongs or may be claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality requires to be done, duty.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Lotos-Eaters
- Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, The Lotos-Eaters
- Right; just title or claim.
Hyponyms
- light due
Derived terms
- give someone his due
- give the devil his due
Translations
Further reading
- due in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- due in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- due at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Deu., edu
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *d?b?, cognate with Norwegian due, Swedish duva, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /du??/, [?d?u?u]
- Synonym: duge
Noun
due c (singular definite duen, plural indefinite duer)
- pigeon, dove
Inflection
Derived terms
Esperanto
Etymology
From du +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?due/
- Rhymes: -ue
Adverb
due
- secondly
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dy/
Participle
due
- feminine singular of the past participle of devoir
Ido
Etymology
From du (“two”) +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?du?e/
Adverb
due
- both
- Synonym: ambe (neologism)
Italian
Alternative forms
- dui (archaic, literary)
- duo m or f (archaic, literary)
Etymology
From Latin duae, feminine plural of duo, from Proto-Italic *du?, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?du.e/
- Hyphenation: dù?e
Numeral
due
- two
Noun
due m (invariable)
- two
Derived terms
See also
- Appendix:Italian numbers
Middle English
Adjective
due
- Alternative form of dewe (“due”)
Noun
due
- Alternative form of dewe (“due”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *d?b?. Compare Danish due, Swedish duva, Icelandic dúfa, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.
Noun
due f or m (definite singular dua or duen, indefinite plural duer, definite plural duene)
- dove, pigeon, culver (bird)
- Hyponym: duestegg
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Latin duae, feminine plural of duo (“two”), from Proto-Italic *du? (“two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh? (“two”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?du??/
- Rhymes: -u??
- Hyphenation: du?e
Adverb
due
- Only used in a due (“indicating two musicians or sections play together”)
References
- “due” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic *d?b?. Compare Danish due, Swedish duva, Icelandic dúfa, Dutch duif, German Taube, English dove.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²d???/
Noun
due f (definite singular dua, indefinite plural duer, definite plural duene)
- A bird of the family Columbidae, the pigeons and doves.
Derived terms
References
- “due” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Common contraction of du (“you (sing.)”) and e, colloquial pronunciation spelling of är (“are”).
Pronunciation
Contraction
due
- (nonstandard, text messaging, Internet slang) ur, you're, you are
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deal
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?l, IPA(key): /di?l/
- Rhymes: -i?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English del, dele, from Old English d?l (“part, share, portion”), from Proto-Germanic *dailiz (“part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ail- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with Scots dele (“part, portion”), West Frisian diel (“part, share”), Dutch deel (“part, share, portion”), German Teil (“part, portion, section”), Danish del (“part”), Swedish del ("part, portion, piece") Icelandic deila (“division, contention”), Gothic ???????????????????? (dails, “portion”), Slovene del (“part”). Related to Old English d?l (“portion”). More at dole.
Noun
deal (plural deals)
- (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.
- (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Ch.32:
- There is a deal of obscurity concerning the identity of the species thus multitudinously baptized.
- Synonyms: batch, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, load, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, Ch.32:
Synonyms
- (act of apportioning or distributing): allotment, apportionment, distribution, doling out, sharing, sharing out
Derived terms
- (indefinite quantity): a great deal, a good deal, big deal, real deal
- afterdeal
- foredeal
- half-deal
- ordeal
Related terms
- a deal is a deal
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English delen, from Old English d?lan (“to divide, part”), from Proto-Germanic *dailijan? (“to divide, part, deal”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?ail- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with West Frisian diele (“to divide, separate”), Dutch delen, German teilen, Swedish dela; and with Lithuanian dalinti (“divide”), Russian ??????? (delít?).
Verb
deal (third-person singular simple present deals, present participle dealing, simple past and past participle dealt)
- (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
- The fighting is over; now we deal out the spoils of victory.
- (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
- 1820, Sir Walter Scott, The Abbot, ch. 30:
- "Away, proud woman!" said the Lady; "who ever knew so well as thou to deal the deepest wounds under the pretence of kindness and courtesy?"
- 1820, Sir Walter Scott, The Abbot, ch. 30:
- (transitive, intransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.
- I was dealt four aces.
- The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt.
- (baseball) To pitch.
- The whole crowd waited for him to deal a real humdinger.
- (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
- 1838, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, ch. 11:
- Mr. Brownlow contrived to state his case; observing that, in the surprise of the moment, he had run after the boy because he saw him running away; and expressing his hope that, if the magistrate should believe him, although not actually the thief, to be connected with thieves; he would deal as leniently with him as justice would allow.
- 1838, Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, ch. 11:
- (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:
- In Deheubarth that now South-wales is hight, / What time king Ryence raign'd, and dealed right [...].
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.ii:
- (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- Wel said syr Uwayne go on your waye, and lete me dele.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book IV:
- (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
- She deals in gold.
- (transitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
- This club takes a dim view of members who deal drugs.
- (intransitive) To be concerned with.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, episode 14:
- Science, it cannot be too often repeated, deals with tangible phenomena.
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, episode 14:
- (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, chapter 19:
- Then there was the sound of a struggle, and I knew that the attendants were dealing with him.
- I can't deal with this.
- I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.
- 1897, Bram Stoker, Dracula, chapter 19:
Synonyms
- (distribute among a number of recipients): apportion, divvy up, share, share out, portion out
- (administer in portions): administer, allot, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, hand out, lot, mete out, parcel out, shell out
- (distribute (cards)):
- (baseball slang: to pitch): pitch, throw
- (have dealings with):
- (trade): sell, trade, bargain
- (sell (illicit drugs)): sell
- (be handled):
- (handle, cope):
Derived terms
- deal with
- dealer
- dealth
- dealy
Translations
Noun
deal (plural deals)
- (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing out.
- The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
- I didn’t have a good deal all evening.
- I believe it's your deal.
- A particular instance of buying or selling; a transaction
- We need to finalise the deal with Henderson by midnight.
- 2014, Jamie Jackson, "Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real", The Guardian, 26 August 2014:
- The deal, which overtakes the £50m paid to Liverpool by Chelsea for Fernando Torres in January 2011 as the highest paid by a British club, takes United’s summer spend to £130.7m, following the £27m spent on Luke Shaw, the £28m for Ander Herrera and £16m for Marcos Rojo.
- Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
- 2009, The Guardian, Virginia Wallis, 22 Jul 2009:
- You also have to look at the kind of mortgage deals available to you and whether you will be able to trade up to the kind of property you are looking for.
- 2009, The Guardian, Virginia Wallis, 22 Jul 2009:
- An agreement between parties; an arrangement
- 2009, Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 20 Jul 2009:
- California lawmakers, their state broke and its credit rating shot, finally sealed the deal with the governor Monday night on a plan to close a $26 billion budget gap.
- He made a deal with the devil.
- 2009, Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, 20 Jul 2009:
- (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
- What's the deal?
- (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
- The deal with four tines is called a pitchfork.
Synonyms
- (cards held in a card game by a player at any given time): hand
- (instance of buying or selling): business deal, sale, trade, transaction
- (a beneficial transaction): steal, bargain
- (agreement between parties fixing obligations of each): contract, pact
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English dele (“plank”), from Middle Low German dele, from Old Saxon thili, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þilj? (“plank, board”); cognate with Old English þille. Doublet of thill.
Noun
deal (countable and uncountable, plural deals)
- (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
- 1722, Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year, London: E. Nutt et al., p. 86,[2]
- Some Houses were […] entirely lock’d up, the Doors padlockt, the Windows and Doors having Deal Boards nail’d over them,
- 1722, Daniel Defoe, A Journal of the Plague Year, London: E. Nutt et al., p. 86,[2]
- (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
- (countable, archaic) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.
Synonyms
- (wood that is easy to saw, from conifers such as pine or fir):
- (plank of softwood):
Translations
Adjective
deal (not comparable)
- Made of deal.
- A plain deal table
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 6
- She glanced round the kitchen. It was small and curious to her, with its glittering kissing-bunch, its evergreens behind the pictures, its wooden chairs and little deal table.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 47
- Through the open door you see a red-tiled floor, a large wooden bed, and on a deal table a ewer and a basin.
Translations
Anagrams
- ALDE, Adel, Dale, Dela, E.D. La., Leda, adle, dale, lade, lead
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English deal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di?l/
- Hyphenation: deal
Noun
deal m (plural deals, diminutive dealtje n)
- (informal) deal, a transaction or arrangement
- (informal) a deal, a bargain (a favourable transaction)
Derived terms
- drugsdeal
Related terms
- deel
- delen
Middle English
Noun
deal
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of del
Romanian
Etymology
From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *dol?. Compare Serbo-Croatian dol.
Noun
deal n (plural dealuri)
- hill
Derived terms
- deluros
- delu?or
Spanish
Etymology
From English deal.
Noun
deal m (plural deales)
- (business) deal
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