deliver

verb

US /dɪˈlɪvər/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	deliver
he/she/it	delivers
present participle	delivering
past tense	delivered
past participle	delivered

1
transitive to take something, especially goods or letters, to a place
The package was delivered this morning.
deliver something to something:
Would you like to have the latest fashions delivered to your door?
deliver something by hand:
Your flowers will be delivered by hand to your door on the day of your choice.
Synonyms and related words
To take something somewhere
bear
bring along
bring around
1. 1a
  to give information or documents to someone
  The message was delivered by the Finnish ambassador.
  deliver something to someone:
  These records should be delivered to the Registrar at the end of every financial year.
  Synonyms and related words
  To take something somewhere
  bear
  bring along
  bring around
  Synonyms and related words
  To tell someone something, or to give information
  tell
  deliver
  report
2. 1b
  to take someone to a place where they will be guarded or taken care of
  deliver someone to:
  He was safely delivered to his hotel.
  Synonyms and related words
  To go somewhere with someone or something
  come
  drive
  walk
2
transitive formalto give a formal talk to a group of people
deliver a speech/lecture/address:
The main speech was delivered by Anne Samson.
Synonyms and related words
To perform a ceremony or to give a speech
address
chair
commemorate
3
transitive to give an official decision
The jury returned to deliver its verdict.
Synonyms and related words
To make a decision
decide
determine
arrive at
4
intransitive/transitive to do something that you have promised to do
No one believed that he would be able to deliver everything that he had promised.
deliver on:
How will the president deliver on his election promises?
Synonyms and related words
To keep a promise
keep
hold to
stick to
5
transitive to provide a service
These reforms will enable us to deliver health services more efficiently.
Synonyms and related words
To provide something needed or missing
provide
supply
equip
6
transitive to win votes or support, especially for a political party
We’re counting on you to deliver votes from younger people.
Synonyms and related words
To be a candidate or winner in an election
campaign
canvass
run
7
transitive computingto make a computer program available
We’ll soon be delivering this software on multiple platforms.
Synonyms and related words
To use or program a computer
access
archive
author
8
transitive computingif a computer delivers a particular amount of power, speed, or effectiveness, it makes it available for you to use
A two-processor configuration should deliver 57 MIPS.
Synonyms and related words
What computers and computer programs do
abort
boot
buffer
9
transitive to help a woman to give birth to a baby
The baby was delivered by a paramedic.
Synonyms and related words
Pregnancy and having a baby
abort
the afterbirth
amniocentesis
10
transitive if you deliver a blow or punch to part of someone’s body, you hit them there very hard
deliver a blow/punch:
She delivered a hefty blow to his stomach.
Synonyms and related words
To hit a person
hit
beat
smack
11
transitive formalto free someone from an unpleasant situation
deliver someone from something:
It was another hundred years before they were finally delivered from slavery.
Synonyms and related words
To set a person or animal free
let out
release
untie

phrases

deliver the goods

phrasal verbs

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