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- Dictionarydeliver/dɪˈlɪvə/
verb
- 1. bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address: "the products should be delivered on time" Similar Opposite
- 2. provide (something promised or expected): "he had been able to deliver votes in huge numbers" Similar
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to achieve or produce something that has been promised: The government has failed to deliver what it promised. deliver on The prime minister has quickly delivered on his campaign pledge. If we back you, we expect you to deliver.
to achieve or produce something good, or something that was promised or is expected: As an employer we will give you a lot of freedom but we expect you to deliver the goods.
1. : to set free. and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil Matthew 6:13 (King James Version) 2. a. : to take and hand over to or leave for another : convey. deliver a package. b. : hand over, surrender. delivered the prisoners to the sheriff. delivered themselves over to God. c.
to achieve or produce something that has been promised: The government has failed to deliver what it promised. deliver on The prime minister has quickly delivered on his campaign pledge. If we back you, we expect you to deliver.
Definitions of deliver. verb. bring to a destination, make a delivery. “our local super market delivers ” see more. verb. relinquish possession or control over. synonyms: cede, give up, surrender. see more. verb. to surrender someone or something to another. “the guard delivered the criminal to the police”
1. 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. 2. (often foll by: over or up) to hand over, transfer, or surrender. 3. ( often foll by from) to release or rescue (from captivity, harm, corruption, etc) 4.
[transitive] deliver something to give a speech, talk, performance, etc. or to make an official statement. She will deliver a major speech on foreign policy tomorrow. to deliver an address/a lecture/a sermon. The cast delivered the performances of a lifetime. The jury finally delivered its verdict. Extra Examples. keep promise.
deliver. (dɪlɪvəʳ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense delivers , present participle delivering , past tense, past participle delivered. 1. verb B1. If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia. [VERB noun + to]
Deliver definition: to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients. See examples of DELIVER used in a sentence.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Birth, Voting de‧liv‧er /dɪˈlɪvə $ -ər/ S2 W2 verb 1 take something somewhere [ intransitive, transitive] to take goods, letters, packages etc to a particular place or person The morning mail has just been delivered.
