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   deliver

   /dɪˈlɪvə/

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   • 1. bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address: "the products should be delivered on time" Similar bringtaketake roundconveycarrytransportdistributedrop-shipsenddispatchremithand overturn overtransfermake oversign oversurrendergive upyieldrelinquishcederender upconsigncommitentrusttrustcommendOpposite collect
   • 2. provide (something promised or expected): "he had been able to deliver votes in huge numbers" Similar providesupplyfurnishfulfillive up tocarry outcarry throughimplementmake goodachieveinformal:come up withdeliver the goodscome across
   • ▪ formally hand over (someone): "there was a reward if you were delivered unharmed to the nearest British post"
   • ▪ surrender someone or something: "had he feared she would deliver him up to the police?"
   • ▪ acknowledge that one intends to be bound by (a deed), either explicitly by declaration or implicitly by formal handover.
   • 3. launch or aim (a blow, ball, or attack): "he delivered a punch to the man's belly" Similar administerdealinflictgivedirectaiminformal:landbowlpitchhurlthrowcastlaunchlobdischargefire offflight
   • ▪ state in a formal manner: "he will deliver a lecture on endangered species" Similar uttergivemakereadrecitebroadcastgive voice tovoicespeakdeclaimpronounceannouncedeclareproclaimhand downbring inreturnrenderset forth
   • ▪ (of a judge or court) give (a judgement or verdict): "the court was due to deliver its verdict"
   • 4. assist in the birth of: "the village midwife delivered the baby" Similar give birth tobearbe delivered ofhavebring into the worldbring forthbirthinformal:droparchaic:be brought to bed of
   • ▪ give birth to: "the number of women delivering their babies in hospitals increased" Similar give birth tobearbe delivered ofhavebring into the worldbring forthbirthinformal:droparchaic:be brought to bed of
   • ▪ assist (a woman) in giving birth: archaic, formal "Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24 p.m."
   • 5. save, rescue, or set someone or something free from: "deliver us from the nightmare of junk mail" Similar saverescueset freefreeliberatereleaseset at libertyset looseextricatedischargeemancipateredeemransomliterary:disenthralhistorical:manumit

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deliverer noun
   • 2. deliveree noun

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   What does it mean when someone delivers a baby?

   • [VERB noun] When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby. When a woman delivers a baby, she gives birth. Her husband had to deliver the baby himself. [VERB noun] His girlfriend delivered a baby boy late Monday night. [VERB noun] If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them.

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   What does it mean to deliver a speech?

   • If you deliver a person or thing into someone's care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing. David delivered Holly gratefully into the woman's outstretched arms. [V n + into/to] If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. The president will deliver a speech about schools. [VERB noun]

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   What does delivery mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! DELIVER definition: 1. to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work: 2. to give, direct…. Learn more.

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   What is deliver verb?

   • Definition of deliver verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to deliver something I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time. deliver something to somebody/something Leaflets have been delivered to every household.

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   • English (US)

     DELIVER meaning: 1. to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to...

   • Deliverable

     DELIVERABLE definition: 1. something that can be provided or...

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     deliver definicja: 1. to take goods, letters, parcels, etc....

   • Deliver: French Translation

     DELIVER translate: livrer, distribuer, être à la hauteur de,...

   • Deliver: German Translation

     DELIVER translate: überbringen, liefern, halten, entbinden....

   • Deliver: Arabic Translation

     DELIVER translate: يُوَصِّل. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Deliver: Korean Translation

     DELIVER translate: 배달하다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   • [transitive, intransitive] to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to. deliver something I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time.
   • [transitive] to give or send information or ideas to somebody. deliver something Let me deliver the good news first. The video delivers a clear message about road safety.
   • [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.
   • [intransitive, transitive] to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to. He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver.

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   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.

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