deliver

[[t]dɪlɪ̱və(r)[/t]]

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delivers, delivering, delivered

1) VERB If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.

[V n to n] The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia...

[V n] The spy returned to deliver a second batch of classified documents...

[V n] We were told the pizza would be delivered in 20 minutes. [Also V]

2) VERB If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it.

[V n] They have yet to show that they can really deliver working technologies.

[V n] ... proving they could deliver the vote in their areas...

We don't promise what we can't deliver.

3) VERB If you deliver a person or thing into someone's care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing. [FORMAL]

[be V-ed into/to n] Mrs Montgomery was delivered into Mr Hinchcliffe's care...

[V n into/to n] David delivered Holly gratefully into the woman's outstretched arms...

[be V-ed over] He was led in in handcuffs and delivered over to me.

Syn:

hand over

4) VERB If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. [FORMAL]

[V n] The president will deliver a speech about schools...

[V n] It is shocking that only one woman has delivered the lecture in 44 years.

Syn:

make

5) VERB When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby.

[V n] Although we'd planned to have our baby at home, we never expected to deliver her ourselves!

6) VERB If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them. [WRITTEN]

[be V-ed] Those blows to the head could have been delivered by a woman. [Also V n]

7) VERB If someone delivers you from something, they rescue or save you from it. [OLD-FASHIONED]

[V n from n] I have given thanks to God for delivering me from that pain.

8) deliver the goods → see goods