caused by
1 [notbeforenoun] ~ to sth/sb caused by sb/sth; because of sb/sth:
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.
HELPNOTE 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.
expected
2 [notbeforenoun] ~ (to do sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for due is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is due a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, due is tagged as adjective.
Does due appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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