due to
USDOO too/ˈdu tu/DYOO too/ˈdjuː tuː/
- 1Happening because of something else, or caused by a particular thing.
Like pointing at the rain when someone asks why the picnic was called off.
The game was canceled due to heavy rain.
Due to a mix-up with the tickets, we missed the first show.
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- 2Used in math to say who first found or proved a result.
Like saying a recipe is grandma's because she was the one who created it.
We studied the famous proof due to Pythagoras in class today.
The teacher showed us a clever method due to Newton for finding the answer.
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