due to

Meanings

• preposition

  Caused by or arising from a particular source or fact.

• preposition

  Because of; as a result of.

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Synonyms

because of , consequence , on account of , result , thanks to

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with due to
Qui et Toi , Due Process , Toujours Vrai , Rue , mew , and new

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Homophones

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1. Due (amount of money owed)
   

2. Due (past tense of 'do')
   

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Variants

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due to , with due regard to

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Forms

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Due to's conjugation doesn't change in its prepositional usage.

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Etymology

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From Old French 'de', meaning 'from' + 'de' or 'deus' meaning 'God'. In Middle English, 'due' came to mean 'owing' or 'owed' and later developed the meaning 'belonging to' or 'proper to'. The current meaning 'caused by' or 'because of' developed in the 15th century.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that 'due to' was once spelled 'dew to'?

2. In 1989, a supertanker named 'Exxon Valdez' ran aground in Alaska, spilling millions of gallons of oil 'due to' human error.

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Related Concepts

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1. Causation: The relationship between a cause and its effect.

2. Reason: A cause or explanation for something.

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Culture

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In literature, 'due to' is often used to express cause and effect relationships. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth says, 'What have I done? Whence have I fears that my husband's body/ Might be the crueler in his absence? What if my lord,/ Sitting in my chamber, do unbuckle me,/ And in his vaulted temples, find a cause/ Of hellish terror?', indicating that her fears are causing her to act in a certain way. In music, the phrase 'due to popular demand' is often used to indicate that a performer will give an additional performance because of the high demand from the audience.

How to Memorize "due to"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a cause and effect relationship. Visualize an event and the reason it occurred.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'due to' with the idea of a cause or reason.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Causes Effects' to remember the meaning of 'due to'.

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