deliver
verb (used with object)
to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.
have delivered
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present perfectof deliver.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Goldman strategists led by Ben Snider say “shared favorites,” since 2013, have delivered an annual return of 17%, though they tend to be both volatile and trade at bigger price-to-earnings premium.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
The prosecution and defence have delivered their opening arguments as Duane "Keffe D" Davis, 63, faces one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I delivered the words every deployed sailor and Marine longs to hear: “You have delivered a performance for the ages, and now you are going home.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
No livestream could have delivered that shiver, or the silence of hundreds of strangers falling still, then gasping, in the same instant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
There was only one person who would have delivered that envelope.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
