due to ~ — because of; owing to; as a result of
Part of speech: PREPOSITION
Definition: because of; owing to; as a result of
Pronunciation (IPA): /duː tuː/
Korean meaning: ~때문에, ~으로 인하여
Korean pronunciation: **듀** 투
Example Sentences
- The pizza arrived cold due to the delivery guy getting lost in the maze-like apartment complex.
- Due to my cat's intervention, my video call turned into an accidental comedy show.
- The meeting was delayed due to traffic congestion.
due to ~
PREPOSITION//duː tuː//
because of; owing to; as a result of
💡 Concept
because of; owing to; as a result of
🎵 Rhyme
Due to failures she flew to despair, but grew to try again with care!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/duː tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/djuː tuː/
🌳Etymology
Rootdue
Suffix-to
Origin
'due'는 라틴어 'debere(빚지다)'에서 왔고, 'to'와 결합하여 '원인이나 이유에 빚지고 있다'는 의미로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
grew toflew tonew to
grew to
flew to
new to
🔗Collocations
due to circumstances
due to illness
due to technical problems
due to lack of
due to the fact that
postponed due to
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The pizza arrived cold due to the delivery guy getting lost in the maze-like apartment complex.”
😄 Fun example
“Due to my cat's intervention, my video call turned into an accidental comedy show.”
“The meeting was delayed due to traffic congestion.”
“Due to budget constraints, we had to cancel the project.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
because ofowing toas a result ofon account of
Antonyms
despitein spite ofregardless of
Related
caused byresulting fromattributed tothanks to
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