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de·liv·er
(dĭ-lĭv′ər)v. de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers
v. tr.
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. To throw or hurl: The pitcher delivered the ball.
5. To strike (a blow).
6. To express in words; declare or utter: deliver a lecture.
7.
a. To give birth to: She delivered a baby boy this morning.
b. To assist or aid in the birth of: The midwife delivered the baby.
c. To assist (a woman) in giving birth: The doctor delivered her of twins.
8. To give forth or produce: an oil well that delivered thousands of barrels a day.
9. To set free, as from captivity, peril, or evil: deliver a captive from slavery. See Synonyms at save1.
v. intr.
Idiom: 1. To produce or achieve what is desired or expected; make good: The senator delivered on her pledge. He is a manager who just can't seem to deliver.
2. To give birth: She expects to deliver in late August.
deliver (oneself) of
To pronounce; utter: Before leaving I delivered myself of a few choice comments.
[Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dēlīberāre : Latin dē-, de- + līberāre, to free (from līber, free; see leudh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
de·liv′er·a·bil′i·ty n.
de·liv′er·a·ble adj.
de·liv′er·er n.
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deliver
(dɪˈlɪvə)vb (mainly tr)
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. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (also intr)
a. to aid in the birth of (offspring)
b. to give birth to (offspring)
c. (usually foll by of) to aid or assist (a female) in the birth (of offspring)
d. (foll by: of) to give birth (to offspring)
5. (Rhetoric) to utter or present (a speech, oration, idea, etc)
6. to utter (an exclamation, noise, etc): to deliver a cry of exultation.
7. to discharge or release (something, such as a blow or shot) suddenly
8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly US to cause (voters, constituencies, etc) to support a given candidate, cause, etc: can you deliver the Bronx?.
9. deliver oneself of to speak with deliberation or at length: to deliver oneself of a speech.
10. deliver the goods informal to produce or perform something promised or expected
[C13: from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dēlīberāre to set free, from Latin de- + līberāre to free]
deˈliverable adj
deˌliveraˈbility n
deˈliverer n
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de•liv•er
(dɪˈlɪv ər)v.t.
1. to carry and turn over (letters, goods, etc.) to the intended recipient or recipients.
2. to give into another's possession or keeping; hand over; surrender: to deliver a prisoner to the police.
3. to bring (votes) to the support of a candidate or a cause.
4. to give forth in words; utter or pronounce: to deliver a speech.
5. to give forth or emit: The oil well delivers 500 barrels a day.
6. to strike or throw: to deliver a blow.
7. to set free or liberate: delivered them from bondage.
8. to give birth to.
9.
a. to assist at the birth of: The doctor delivered the baby.
b. to assist (a female) in bringing forth young.
10. to unburden (oneself) of thoughts, opinions, etc.
11. to make known; assert.
v.i. 12. to give birth.
13. to provide a delivery service for goods and products.
14. to do or carry out something as promised.
[1175–1225; < Old French delivrer < Late Latin dēlīberāre to set free]
de•liv′er•a•ble, adj.
de•liv′er•er, n.
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deliver
Past participle: delivered
Gerund: delivering
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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| Verb | 1. | deliver - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" speechify - make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion" |
| 2. | deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" misdeliver - deliver to the wrong address swear out, process, serve - deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" unload, drop off, put down, set down, discharge, drop - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" consign - send to an address | |
| 3. |  deliver - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" bail - deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period give away - formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father | |
| 4. | deliver - free from harm or evil reprieve - relieve temporarily bring through, carry through, pull through, save - bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" | |
| 5. | deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees | |
| 6. | deliver - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news" | |
| 7. | deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" | |
| 8. | deliver - save from sins organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" | |
| 9. | deliver - carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" land - deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head" | |
| 10. | deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" yield up - surrender, as a result of pressure or force sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" | |
| 11. | deliver - throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee" | |
| 12. |  deliver - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"twin - give birth to twins drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" foal - give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled" cub - give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year" lamb - give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed" litter - give birth to a litter of animals fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn" have young, calve - birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" produce, bring forth - bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit" |
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deliver
verb
1. bring, take, carry, bear, transport, distribute, convey, cart The pizza will be delivered in 20 minutes.
2. fulfil, provide, give, produce, supply, carry out, discharge, impart Don't promise what you can't deliver.
3. (sometimes with up) hand over, present, commit, give up, yield, surrender, turn over, relinquish, make over He was led in handcuffs and delivered over to me.
4. give, read, present, announce, publish, declare, proclaim, pronounce, utter, give forth He will deliver a speech about schools.
5. strike, give, deal, launch, throw, direct, aim, administer, inflict A single blow had been delivered to the head.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
deliver
verb1. To relinquish to the possession or control of another:
2. To mete out by means of some action:
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Translations
نقليُسَلِّمُيُسَلِّميُلْقي خِطابا أو مُحاضَرَةًيُوَلِّد، تُوَلِّد
doručitpomoct při porodupronéstdodat
afleveregivehjælpe til verdenholdelevere
toimittaa
dostavitiosloboditiporoditi
szülést levezet
afhenda; bera útflytja í mæltu málitaka á móti
引き渡す配達する
(...에 ...을) 전하다
perskaitytipriimtipristatymaspristatyti
iznēsātnodotnolasītpiegādātsaņemt bērnu
doručiťpomáhať pri pôrode
dostaviti
leverera
ส่งมอบ
phát
deliver
[dɪˈlɪvəʳ]A. VT
1. (= hand over) [+ goods] → entregar (to a) [+ mail] → repartir; [+ message] → llevar, comunicar
he delivered me home safely → me acompañó hasta casa, me dejó en casa
he delivered the goods (fig) → cumplió or hizo lo que se esperaba de él
he delivered me home safely → me acompañó hasta casa, me dejó en casa
he delivered the goods (fig) → cumplió or hizo lo que se esperaba de él
3. (= give) [+ speech, verdict] → pronunciar; [+ lecture] → dar
to deliver an ultimatum → dar un ultimátum
to deliver an ultimatum → dar un ultimátum
5. (= surrender, hand over) (also deliver up, deliver over) → entregar (to a) to deliver a town (up or over) into the hands of the enemy → entregar una ciudad al enemigo
to deliver o.s. up → entregarse (to a)
to deliver o.s. up → entregarse (to a)
6. (Med) [+ baby] → asistir en el parto de
Doctor Hamilton delivered the twins → el Doctor Hamilton asistió en el parto de los gemelos
she was delivered of a child (o.f., frm) → dio a luz (a) un niño
Doctor Hamilton delivered the twins → el Doctor Hamilton asistió en el parto de los gemelos
she was delivered of a child (o.f., frm) → dio a luz (a) un niño
7. to deliver o.s. of (frm) [+ speech] → pronunciar; [+ opinion] → expresar; [+ remark] → hacer (con solemnidad)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
deliver
[dɪˈlɪvər] vt
[postman] [+ mail] → distribuer
[+ goods, newspaper] → livrer
I deliver newspapers → Je livre les journaux.
to deliver the goods (fig) → tenir ses promesses
I deliver newspapers → Je livre les journaux.
to deliver the goods (fig) → tenir ses promesses
[+ message] → remettre
[+ warning, ultimatum] → lancer
[+ baby] → faire naître
(= hand over) [+ person] to be delivered into sb's care → être confié(e) aux soins de qn
to be delivered into sb's hands → être remis(e) entre les mains de qn
to be delivered into sb's hands → être remis(e) entre les mains de qn
vi (= produce results) [person, company, organization] → tenir ses promesses
to fail to deliver → ne pas tenir ses promesses
to deliver on sth [+ promise] → se montrer à la hauteur de qch
to fail to deliver → ne pas tenir ses promesses
to deliver on sth [+ promise] → se montrer à la hauteur de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
deliver
vt
goods → liefern; note, message → zustellen, überbringen; (on regular basis) papers etc → zustellen; (on foot) → austragen; (by car) → ausfahren; to deliver something to somebody → jdm etw liefern/überbringen/zustellen; he delivered the goods to the door → er lieferte die Waren ins Haus; delivered free of charge → frei Haus (geliefert); to deliver somebody/something into somebody’s care → jdn/etw in jds Obhut (acc) → geben; to deliver the goods (fig inf) → es bringen (sl), → es schaffen
(= pronounce) speech, sermon, lecture → halten; ultimatum → stellen; verdict → sprechen, verkünden; warning → aussprechen
(Med) baby → zur Welt bringen; (old) woman → entbinden; to be delivered of a son (old) → eines Jungen genesen (old)
(= hand over: also deliver up) → aushändigen, übergeben; to deliver a town into the hands of the enemy → eine Stadt dem Feind ausliefern ? stand
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
deliver
[dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vta. (goods) → consegnare; (letter, parcel) → recapitare, consegnare
he delivered me home safely → mi ha portato a casa sano e salvo
to deliver a message → dare un messaggio
he delivered the goods (fig) (fam) → ha fatto quel che doveva fare
he delivered me home safely → mi ha portato a casa sano e salvo
to deliver a message → dare un messaggio
he delivered the goods (fig) (fam) → ha fatto quel che doveva fare
b. (speech, sermon, verdict) → pronunciare; (lecture) → tenere, fare; (ultimatum) → dare; (blow, punch) → tirare
c. (subj, doctor, midwife, baby) → far nascere
d. (old) (rescue) to deliver (from) → liberare (da)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
deliver
(diˈlivə) verb1. to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended. The postman delivers letters.
2. to give. He delivered a long speech.
3. to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child). The doctor delivered the twins safely.
deˈlivery – plural deˈliveries – noun1. (an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc). There are two parcel deliveries a week.
2. the process of the birth of a child. the delivery of the twins.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
deliver
→ يُسَلِّمُ dodat aflevere liefern παραδίδω entregar toimittaa livrer dostaviti consegnare 配達する (...에 ...을) 전하다 leveren levere dostarczyć entregar доставлять leverera ส่งมอบ teslim etmek phát 交付Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
de·liv·er
vt. extraer; partear;
[in childbirth] to be delivered → dar a luz, estar de parto,
Mex. A. aliviarse.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
deliver
(obst) vt (mother as subject) dar a luz; (doctor or midwife as subject) atender (un parto); Mrs. Mata delivered a baby boy at two in the morning..La señora Mata dio a luz a un niño a las dos de la madrugada..Dr. Ford delivered Mrs. Mata..El doctor Ford atendió el parto de la señora Mata…Dr. Ford delivered the twins..El Dr. Ford atendió el parto de los gemelos; vi dar a luzEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.