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Definition of deliver verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

deliver

verb
 
 
/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/
 
/dɪˈlɪvər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they deliver
 
/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/
 
/dɪˈlɪvər/
he / she / it delivers
 
/dɪˈlɪvəz/
 
/dɪˈlɪvərz/
past simple delivered
 
/dɪˈlɪvəd/
 
/dɪˈlɪvərd/
past participle delivered
 
/dɪˈlɪvəd/
 
/dɪˈlɪvərd/
-ing form delivering
 
/dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/
 
/dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/
Idioms
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    take goods/letters

  1.  
     [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.
    • deliver (to somebody/something) We promise to deliver within 48 hours.
    • We deliver to our stores seven days a week.
    Extra Examples
    • The company will deliver free of charge.
    • The letter was delivered to his office.
    • The package had been delivered by hand.
    • You can either collect the goods or have them delivered.
    Topics Shoppingb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • free of charge
    • by hand
    • personally
    • …
    preposition
    • to
    • by
    • via
    • …
    phrases
    • have something delivered
    See full entry
    2.

    give/send information

  2.  
     [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.
    • Essentially, Web designers must deliver content simply and effectively.
    • deliver something to somebody/something Online training sessions are delivered directly to your desktop.
    • deliver something via something Our courses are delivered via the internet.
    3.

    give speech

  3.  
     [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.
    • to deliver an address/a lecture/a sermon
    • The cast delivered the performances of a lifetime.
    • The jury finally delivered its verdict.
    Extra Examples
    • She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
    • He delivered his lines confidently.
    • The Court delivered its judgement earlier this month.
    4.

    keep promise

  4.  
     [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.
    • deliver on something She always delivers on her promises.
    • deliver something If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired.
    • The team delivered a stunning victory last night.
    • Successive administrations have failed to deliver adequate funding for education.
    • the failure of successive governments to deliver economic growth
    • deliver something to somebody There have been major breakdowns in delivering services to elderly residents.
    Extra Examples
    • They said they'll do it, but do you really think they will be able to deliver?
    • products that deliver on customer expectations
    • Our aim is deliver high-quality services everywhere and at all times.
    • These changes will deliver real benefits for our customers.
    • a company which consistently delivers value in its relationships with customers and consumers
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • consistently
    • effectively
    • efficiently
    • …
    preposition
    • on
    See full entry
    5.

    give to somebody’s care or control

  5. [transitive] to take somebody somewhere; to give somebody into somebody else's care or control
    • deliver somebody She delivered the kids on time at their father's house.
    • deliver somebody to somebody/something The taxi delivered us to our hotel.
    • deliver somebody (up/over) (to somebody/something) They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army.
    6.

    baby

  6. [transitive] deliver a baby to help a woman to give birth to a baby
    • The baby was delivered by Caesarean section.
    • The baby was delivered safely on Tuesday night.
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • safely
    • by Caesarean
    • by Caesarean section
    • …
    See full entry
  7. [transitive] to give birth to a baby
    • deliver something The number of women delivering their babies in hospital increased.
    • be delivered of something (formal) She was delivered of a healthy boy.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • safely
    • by Caesarean
    • by Caesarean section
    • …
    See full entry
    8.

    throw

  8. [transitive] deliver something to throw or aim something
    • He delivered the blow (= hit somebody hard) with all his force.
    9.

    rescue

  9. [transitive] deliver somebody (from something) (old use) to rescue somebody from something bad synonym save
    • Deliver us from evil.
    10. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Idioms
deliver the goods | come up with the goods
  1. (informal) to do what you have promised to do or what people expect or want you to do
    • We expected great things of the England team, but on the day they simply failed to deliver the goods.
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signed and sealed | signed, sealed and delivered
  1. definite, because all the legal documents have been signed
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