delivery
UK/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
delivery noun: the act of conveying something.
Noun
delivery (countable and uncountable, plural deliveries)
- The act of conveying something.
- The delivery was completed by four.
- delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
- The item which has been conveyed.
- Your delivery is on the table.
- Synonyms:
- consignment
- The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
- The delivery was painful.
- Synonyms:
- childbirth, parturition
- A pitching motion.
- His delivery has a catch in it.
- A thrown pitch.
- Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
- The manner of speaking or singing.
- The actor's delivery was flawless.
- I shall not tell what Dr. Coutras related to me in his words, but in my own, for I cannot hope to give at second hand any impression of his vivacious delivery.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC
- The administration of a drug.
- drug delivery system
- A ball bowled.
- The process of throwing a stone.
- Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- A cross or pass
- The win was secured with another moment of significance four minutes from time when captain Harry Kane, who had once again struggled to influence the game, headed in from substitute Jack Grealish's perfect delivery for his first goal of Euro 2020.2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport
delivery meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
delivery in Hindi
- act of giving birth
- प्रसूति prasūti
delivery in Tamil
- act of giving birth
- பிரசவம் piracavam
delivery in Marathi
- डिलिव्हरी
delivery in Urdu
- delivery or style
- ادائیگی adāīgī
- delivery; produce
- وضع vaz'
More languagesFewer languages
- delivery in Bengali
- বিলি, অর্পণ, প্রসব, রক্ষা
- delivery in Telugu
- ప్రసవం prasavaṁ
- delivery in Malayalam
- മോചനം, പ്രഭാഷണരീതി, വിതരണം, വിക്ഷേപണം
- delivery in Kannada
- ಹೆರಿಗೆ, ಹೆರುಗೆ, ಬೆಸಲ್, ಬೆಸಲೆ
- delivery in Punjabi
- ਸਪੁਰਦਗੀ, ਡਿਲਿਵਰੀ
- delivery in Odia
- ଡେଲିଭରି, ଡେଲିଭାରୀ
- delivery in Nepali
- डेलिभरी
- delivery in Arabic
- تَوْصِيل tawṣīl, تَسْلِيم taslīm, تَوْزِيع tawzīʕ, مَخَاض maḵāḍ
- delivery in Malay
- kelahiran
- delivery in Indonesian
- ongkir, pelahiran
- delivery in Persian
- تولد tavallod, زایمان zâymân
Examples of delivery in a sentence
- During pregnancy, the Queen had been more than twice as wide as she was tall, and the act of delivery took three months and six days after it had begun.2011, Bethesda, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, scene: From the in-game book Beggar:
- Plow” comes from the veteran actor’s purring, self-satisfied delivery as he tells a deeply unnerved Bart and Lisa of the newfangled, less groovy cinematic Batman2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please...
Synonyms of delivery
Forms of delivery
| plural | deliveries |
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Origin of delivery
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
Words formed from delivery
- advice of delivery
- breech delivery
- cash on delivery
- codelivery
- collect on delivery
- continuous delivery pipeline
- delivery boy
- delivery confirmation
- deliveryman
- delivery note
- delivery order
- deliveryperson
- delivery receipt
- delivery room
- delivery time
- delivery van
- deliverywoman
- estimated date of delivery
- general delivery
- good delivery
- home delivery
- ice delivery door
- interdelivery
- milk delivery door
- nanodelivery
- nondelivery
- outcome delivery
- postdelivery
- predelivery
- proof of delivery
- recorded delivery
- red bag delivery
- redelivery
- take delivery
- time of delivery
- underdelivery
Phrases with delivery
- delivery man
- delivery men
- delivery vans
- took delivery
- delivery notes
- delivery rooms
- delivery times
- taken delivery
- takes delivery
- taking delivery
- special delivery
- delivery receipts
6 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with delivery
Questions about delivery
- What does delivery mean?
- Delivery means the act of conveying something.
- What is delivery in Hindi?
- Delivery in Hindi is प्रसूति (prasūti). See Delivery meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use delivery in a sentence?
- During pregnancy, the Queen had been more than twice as wide as she was tall, and the act of delivery took three months and six days after it had begun.
- What part of speech is delivery?
- Delivery is a noun.
- How do you pronounce delivery?
- Delivery is pronounced /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of delivery?
- The plural of delivery is deliveries.
Words near delivery in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: delivery (page history and authors); delivery (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ادائیگی (Urdu) (page history and authors); delivery (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delivery (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delivery (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); delivery (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delivery (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); delivery (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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