different between due vs befitting
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
due From the web:
- what due process
- what due process means
- what due diligence means
- what due means
- what does
- what due process rights are protected
- what duet means
- what due process of law
befitting
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bi??f?t.??/
- (US) IPA(key): /b??f?t.??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
Verb
befitting
- present participle of befit
Adjective
befitting (comparative more befitting, superlative most befitting)
- appropriate, becoming
- He moved with a befitting grace.
befitting From the web:
- befitting what does it mean
- befitting what is the meaning
- befitting meaning in urdu
- what does befitting mean in english
- what is befitting burial
- what is befitting reply
- what does befitting
- what do befitting mean
you may also like
- due vs befitting
- report vs rumour
- cleanliness vs fineness
- discharge vs effectuation
- stance vs set
- guideline vs homily
- acquiescent vs nonresistant
- disbelief vs irreligion
- certain vs patent
- tranquilly vs tamely
- sign vs diagram
- select vs snobbish
- globule vs spherule
- warmhearted vs pitying
- enamoured vs warm
- unreceptive vs narrow
- debauched vs sinful
- augur vs divine
- horrifying vs nauseating
- move vs take