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deliver

Syllables: de·liv·erUK/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)//dɪˈlɪv.ɚ/

deliver verb: to set free from restraint or danger.

Verb

deliver (third-person singular simple present delivers, present participle delivering, simple past and past participle delivered)

  1. To set free from restraint or danger.
    • The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.
  2. (process) To assist in the birth of.
    • the doctor delivered the baby
  3. (formal, process) To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
    • the duchess was delivered of a son
    • the doctor is expected to deliver her of a daughter tomorrow
  4. (process) To give birth to.
    • she delivered a baby boy yesterday
  5. To free from or disburden of anything.
    • Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones.1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman
  6. To bring or transport something to its destination.
    • deliver a package
    • deliver the mail
  7. To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
    • deliver the thief to the police
    • Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 40:13
  8. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To produce what is expected or required.
    • deliver on a promise
    • "You know, he plays great sometimes when he doesn't score," Brown said. "Tonight, with Rip (Richard Hamilton) struggling, we needed somebody to step up, and he really did. He really delivered."2004, Detroit News, Detroit Pistons: Champions at Work, page 86
  9. To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
    • deliver a speech
    • The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter I, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    utter, outbring
  10. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
    • to deliver a blow
    • shaking his head and delivering some show of tearsa. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...
  11. To discover; to show.
    • I'll deliver myself your loyal servant.c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  12. To administer a drug.

Adjective

deliver (comparative more deliver, superlative most deliver)

  1. (rare) Capable, agile, or active.
    • Therefore my policy and advice shall be this: That about the dead time of the night, when our enemies be most quiet at rest, there shall issue from us a number of the most deliverest soldiers to assault their camp; who shall give the assault right secretly, even directly against the entry of the...1562, George Cavendish, The Life of Cardinal Wolsey
    • "More skillful!" interrupted the host. "He is the most deliver at that exercise I have ever set eyes on."1887, William Minto, The Mediation of Ralph Hardelot

deliver meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

deliver in Hindi

to bring or transport something to its destination
पहुंचाना pahuñcānā

deliver in Tamil

வழங்கு, ஒப்படை, அளி, ஈன், கொண்டு சேர், பெற்றெடு

deliver in Marathi

to deliver
पोचवणे pocavṇe

deliver in Urdu

to deliver
دینا denā, ڈالنا ḍālnā
More languagesFewer languages
deliver in Bengali
প্রদান করা, উদ্ধার করা, বিলি করা, রক্ষা করা
deliver in Malayalam
എത്തിക്കുക ettikkuka
deliver in Kannada
ತಲುಪಿಸು, ಮುಟ್ಟಿಸು, ಒಯ್ಯು, ವಿತರಣೆ ಮಾಡು
deliver in Punjabi
ਪਹੁੰਚਾਉਣਾ, ਪਹੁੰਚਾਓ
deliver in Gujarati
પહોંચાડવું, પહોંચાડવી, પહોંચાડવા
deliver in Sanskrit
पिपर्ति piparti
deliver in Nepali
डेलिभर गर्न
deliver in Arabic
نَقَلَ naqala
deliver in Malay
hantar
deliver in Persian
رساندن
deliver in Thai
คลอด klɔ̂ɔt, ส่ง sòng
deliver in Vietnamese
chuyển phát, giao

Examples of deliver in a sentence

  • Sche was delivered sauf and sone
  • The queen has already been delivered, and is presenting her daughter to several goddesses, who have acted the part of midwives.1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 133:
  • Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered.1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company...
  • The exalted mind / All sense of woe delivers to the wind.1725, Homer, “Book IV”, in [Elijah Fenton], transl., The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, →OCLC:
  • However, ministers argue they are delivering the Brexit demanded by the electorate – and say it is time for businesses to wean themselves off cheap migrant labour.2020 February 18, “UK to close door to non-English speakers and unskilled workers”, in The Guardian:

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Synonyms of deliver

All synonyms of deliver

Forms of deliver

Verb
third-person singular presentdelivers
present participledelivering
past participledelivered
pastdelivered
alternative form (archaic)delivre
alternative form (obsolete)deliever
Adjective
comparativemore deliver
superlativemost deliver

Past tense of deliver: delivered

Origin of deliver

From Middle English deliveren, from Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin dē + līberō (“to set free”). Compare typologically dispatch, analyzable as dis- + impeach, from Latin impedicō (also akin to impede).

Words formed from deliver

Questions about deliver

What does deliver mean?
Deliver means to set free from restraint or danger.
What is deliver in Hindi?
Deliver in Hindi is पहुंचाना (pahuñcānā). See Deliver meaning in Hindi.
How do you use deliver in a sentence?
Sche was delivered sauf and sone
What part of speech is deliver?
Deliver can be a verb or an adjective.
How do you pronounce deliver?
Deliver is pronounced /dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deliver?
The past tense of deliver is delivered.

Words near deliver in the dictionary

  1. delitigation
  2. Delitzsch
  3. deliuer
  4. Delium
  5. delived
  6. deliver
  7. deliver over into
  8. deliver over to
  9. deliver the goods
  10. deliver the message to Garcia
  11. deliver up

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: deliver (page history and authors); deliver (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); पोचवणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); دینا (Urdu) (page history and authors); deliver (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); എത്തിക്കുക (Malayalam) (page history and authors); deliver (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deliver (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deliver (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); deliver (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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