Nouns (7)
due
n. that which is deserved or owed; "give the devil his due"
due
n. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership); "the society dropped him for non-payment of dues"
beryllium, Be, atomic number 4
n. a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
Be, Be Inc.
n. operating system company
Verbs (30)
be
v. spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
work, be
v. exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity; "I will work hard to improve my grades"; "she worked hard for better living conditions for the poor"
be, exist
v. have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?"
be, have the quality of being
v. have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
occur, be
v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
be, be identical to
v. be identical to; be someone or something; "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
cost, be
v. be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"
live, be, have life
v. have life, be alive; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
make up, represent, constitute, be
v. form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"
be, occupy a certain area, occupy a certain position
v. occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
equal, be, be identical to
v. be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
personify, characterize, be, embody
v. represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet"
Adverbs (2)
due, directly
adv. "due North"
Adjectives (6)
due
adj. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"
due
adj. scheduled to arrive; "the train is due in 15 minutes"
due, owed
adj. owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
due, deserved
adj. properly deserved; "a merited success"
Fuzzynyms (59)
stand, bear, stomach, brook, suffer, endure, tolerate, abide, put up with
v. put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
last, endure
v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"
fit, meet, conform to
v. satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
duplicate, twin, parallel
v. duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
parallel
v. be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
coordinate, co-ordinate
v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
cause, create, originate
v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
name, mention, identify, give the name of, refer to by name
v. give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
incarnate, embody, body forth, represent in bodily form
v. represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the feelings of the artist"
refer to, denote, have as a meaning
v. have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
imply, connote
v. express or state indirectly
imply, indicate by inference
v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
mean, intend
v. mean or intend to express or convey; "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
signify
v. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut
adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
fitting
adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
scheduled
adj. planned or scheduled for some certain time or times; "the scheduled meeting"; "the scheduled flights had to be cancelled because of snow"
undischarged, owed, owing, outstanding
adj. owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
fair, just
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
fair, just, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
Synonyms (18)
befitting
adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
in order, called for
adj. marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so"
pat
adj. exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
right, proper, suitable
adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"
anticipated, awaited, hoped-for, prospective
adj. expected hopefully
foreseen, foretold, predicted
adj. known beforehand
matter-of-course
adj. expected or depended upon as a natural or logical outcome
supposed
adj. firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be"
fitting, condign
adj. fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure"
Antonyms (8)
differ
v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
inappropriate
adj. not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"
deficient, insufficient
adj. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"
unearned, undeserved
adj. not deserved or earned; "has an undeserved reputation as a coward"
undue, not due
adj. not yet payable; "an undue loan"
be due
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