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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.
: to send, provide, or make accessible to someone electronically. deliver an email/text message. Have the information delivered to you via e-mail, cell phone, pager, instant messaging, or just on a Web page that you set up.
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.
Whether you deliver a package, a baby, or a promise, you're bringing or carrying out something that was expected. The Post Office and UPS deliver packages, but a doctor helps deliver a baby: in that case, the doctor is helping the baby get born safely.
Definition of deliver verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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]
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. to give forth or emit: The oil well delivers 500 barrels a day.
1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute: deliver groceries; deliver the mail. 2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over: delivered the criminal to the police. 3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party: campaign workers who delivered the ward for the mayor. 4.
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. Synonyms: yield, cede, transfer. to give into another's possession or keeping; surrender: to deliver a prisoner to the police; to deliver a bond.
