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deliver
[ dih-liv-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients:
to deliver mail;
to deliver a package.
- to give into another's possession or keeping; surrender:
to deliver a prisoner to the police;
to deliver a bond.
- to bring (votes) to the support of a candidate or a cause.
- to give forth in words; utter or pronounce:
to deliver a verdict;
to deliver a speech.
Synonyms: publish, proclaim, announce, communicate
- to give forth or emit:
The oil well delivers 500 barrels a day.
- to strike or throw:
to deliver a blow.
- to set free or liberate:
The Israelites were delivered from bondage.
Synonyms: release, emancipate
Antonyms: confine
- to release or save:
Deliver me from such tiresome people!
- to assist (a female) in bringing forth young:
The doctor delivered her of twins.
- to assist at the birth of:
The doctor delivered the baby.
- to give birth to:
She delivered twins at 4 a.m.
- to disburden (oneself ) of thoughts, opinions, etc.
- to make known; assert.
verb (used without object)
- to give birth.
- to provide a delivery service for goods and products:
The store delivers free of charge.
- to do or carry out as promised:
an ad agency known for delivering when a successful campaign is needed.
adjective
- Archaic. agile; quick.
deliver
/ dɪˈlɪvə /
verb
- to carry (goods, etc) to a destination, esp to carry and distribute (goods, mail, etc) to several places
to deliver letters
our local butcher delivers
- often foll byover or up to hand over, transfer, or surrender
- often foll by from to release or rescue (from captivity, harm, corruption, etc)
- also intr
- to aid in the birth of (offspring)
- to give birth to (offspring)
- usually foll by of to aid or assist (a female) in the birth (of offspring)
- passivefoll byof to give birth (to offspring)
- to utter or present (a speech, oration, idea, etc)
- deliver the goods See deliver
- to utter (an exclamation, noise, etc)
to deliver a cry of exultation
- to discharge or release (something, such as a blow or shot) suddenly
- to cause (voters, constituencies, etc) to support a given candidate, cause, etc
can you deliver the Bronx?
- deliver oneself ofto speak with deliberation or at length
to deliver oneself of a speech
- deliver the goods informal.to produce or perform something promised or expected
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Derived Forms
- deˈliverer, noun
- deˌliveraˈbility, noun
- deˈliverable, adjective
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Other Words From
- de·liver·er noun
- misde·liver verb (used with object)
- outde·liver verb (used with object)
- prede·liver verb (used with object)
- unde·livered adjective
- well-de·livered adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of deliver1
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Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with deliver , also see signed, sealed, and delivered .Discover More
Example Sentences
He could deliver a quick, effective speech, or hold a proper press conference.
So working with the militants in order to deliver aid “becomes a requirement,” she said.
Koenig proceeds to deliver her deeply conflicted, sorta-kinda support for Adnan.
Despite general good intentions, however, even good physicians can deliver care that falls short.
They were there to put on a show and deliver a message: behold, we are a technological power with which to be reckoned!
I, therefore, deliver it as a maxim, that whoever desires the character of a proud man ought to conceal his vanity.
Brethren are a help in the time of trouble, but mercy shall deliver more than they.
She continued to deliver herself upon a hundred topics, and it hardly matters where we take her up.
By bad luck d'Amade was away, up in the front trenches, and I could not well deliver myself to des Coigns.
And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of the Assyrians, and I will protect it.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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