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deliver [dɪˈlɪvə] vb (mainly tr)
1. to carry (goods, etc.) to a destination, esp to carry and distribute (goods, mail, etc.) to several places to deliver letters our local butcher delivers 2. (often foll by over or up) to hand over, transfer, or surrender 3. (often foll by from) to release or rescue (from captivity, harm, corruption, etc.) 4. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (also intr) a. to aid in the birth of (offspring) b. to give birth to (offspring) c. (usually foll by of) to aid or assist (a female) in the birth (of offspring) d. (passive; foll by of) to give birth (to offspring) 5. (Literature / Rhetoric) to utter or present (a speech, oration, idea, etc.) 6. short for deliver the goods: see sense 11, below 7. to utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.) to deliver a cry of exultation 8. to discharge or release (something, such as a blow or shot) suddenly 9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Chiefly US to cause (voters, constituencies, etc.) to support a given candidate, cause, etc. can you deliver the Bronx? deliver oneself of to speak with deliberation or at length to deliver oneself of a speech deliver the goods Informal to produce or perform something promised or expected [from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dēlīberāre to set free, from Latin de- + līberāre to free] deliverable adj deliverability n deliverer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
deliver verb 1. bring, take, carry, bear, transport, distribute, convey, cart The pizza will be delivered in 20 minutes. 2. fulfil, provide, give, produce, supply, carry out, discharge, impart Don't promise what you can't deliver. 3. (sometimes with up) hand over, present, commit, give up, yield, surrender, turn over, relinquish, make over He was led in handcuffs and delivered over to me. 4. give, read, present, announce, publish, declare, proclaim, pronounce, utter, give forth He will deliver a speech about schools. 5. strike, give, deal, launch, throw, direct, aim, administer, inflict A single blow had been delivered to the head. Translations deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] A. VT 1. (= hand over) [+ goods] → entregar (to a) [+ mail] → repartir; [+ message] → llevar, comunicar he delivered me home safely → me acompañó hasta casa, me dejó en casa he delivered the goods (fig) → cumplió or hizo lo que se esperaba de él 3. (= give) [+ speech, verdict] → pronunciar; [+ lecture] → dar to deliver an ultimatum → dar un ultimátum 5. (= surrender, hand over) (also deliver up, deliver over) → entregar (to a) to deliver a town (up or over) into the hands of the enemy → entregar una ciudad al enemigo to deliver o.s. up → entregarse (to a) 6. (Med) [+ baby] → asistir en el parto de Doctor Hamilton delivered the twins → el Doctor Hamilton asistió en el parto de los gemelos she was delivered of a child (o.f., frm) → dio a luz(a)un niño 7. to deliver o.s. of (frm) [+ speech] → pronunciar; [+ opinion] → expresar; [+ remark] → hacer(con solemnidad) deliver [dɪˈlɪvər] vt [postman] [+ mail] → distribuer [+ goods, newspaper] → livrer I deliver newspapers → Je livre les journaux. to deliver the goods (fig) → tenir ses promesses [+ message] → remettre [+ warning, ultimatum] → lancer [+ baby] → faire naître (= hand over) [+ person] to be delivered into sb's care → être confié(e) aux soins de qn to be delivered into sb's hands → être remis(e) entre les mains de qn vi (= produce results) [person, company, organization] → tenir ses promesses to fail to deliver → ne pas tenir ses promesses to deliver on sth [+ promise] → se montrer à la hauteur de qch deliver vt goods → liefern; note, message → zustellen, überbringen; (on regular basis) papers etc → zustellen; (on foot) → austragen; (by car) → ausfahren; to deliver something to somebody → jdm etw liefern/überbringen/zustellen; he delivered the goods to the door → er lieferte die Waren ins Haus; delivered free of charge → frei Haus (geliefert); to deliver somebody/something into somebody’s care → jdn/etw in jds Obhut (acc) → geben; to deliver the goods (fig inf) → es bringen (sl), → es schaffen (= pronounce) speech, sermon, lecture → halten; ultimatum → stellen; verdict → sprechen, verkünden; warning → aussprechen (Med) baby → zur Welt bringen; (old) woman → entbinden; to be delivered of a son (old) → eines Jungen genesen (old) (= hand over: also deliver up) → aushändigen, übergeben; to deliver a town into the hands of the enemy → eine Stadt dem Feind ausliefern ? stand deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vt a. (goods) → consegnare; (letter, parcel) → recapitare, consegnare he delivered me home safely → mi ha portato a casa sano e salvo to deliver a message → dare un messaggio he delivered the goods (fig) (fam) → ha fatto quel che doveva fare b. (speech, sermon, verdict) → pronunciare; (lecture) → tenere, fare; (ultimatum) → dare; (blow, punch) → tirare d. (old) (rescue) to deliver (from) → liberare (da) deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vt a. (goods) → consegnare; (letter, parcel) → recapitare, consegnare he delivered me home safely → mi ha portato a casa sano e salvo to deliver a message → dare un messaggio he delivered the goods (fig) (fam) → ha fatto quel che doveva fare b. (speech, sermon, verdict) → pronunciare; (lecture) → tenere, fare; (ultimatum) → dare; (blow, punch) → tirare d. (old) (rescue) to deliver (from) → liberare (da) v deliver [diˈlivə] 1 to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended The postman delivers letters. aflewer, afgee يُسَلِّم доставям doručit levere; omdele überbringen,liefern παραδίδω κτ. σε κπ. entregar, dar, repartir kätte toimetama تحویل دادن؛ رساندن toimittaa livrer לִמסוֹר पत्रादि पहुंचा देना dostaviti kézbesít mengantarkan afhenda; bera út consegnare 配達する 배달하다 pristatyti piegādāt (preces); iznēsāt (pastu); nodot (ziņojumu) hantarkan bezorgen (av)levere, gi videre, bringe ut dostarczać entregar a (pre)da доставлять doručiť dostaviti dostaviti dela ut, överlämna, leverera ส่ง dağıtmak 投遞 розносити; доставляти تقسیم کرنا ، حوالے کرنا giao 投递 2 to give He delivered a long speech. lewer يُلْقي خِطابا أو مُحاضَرَةً давам pronést give; holde halten εκφωνώ pronunciar (kõnet) pidama ایراد کردن؛ کردن pitää prononcer להעביר देना održati govor, izreći előad, tart mengucapkan flytja í mæltu máli pronunciare する (연설 등을) 하다 pasakyti, perskaityti teikt (runu); nolasīt (lekciju) sampaikan uitspreken holde wygłaszać fazer a rosti произносить predniesť imeti (govor) održati framföra, hålla พูดสุนทรพจน์ vermek 發表 виголошувати; читати پیش کرنا trình bày 发表 3 to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child) The doctor delivered the twins safely. bevry يُوَلِّد، تُوَلِّد израждам pomáhat při porodu hjælpe til verden entbinden ξεγεννώ asistir en el parto de, atender en el parto de (last) ilmale aitama زایاندن؛ در وضع حمل به مادر کمک کردن avustaa synnytyksessä accoucher לְיָלֵד प्रसुति में मदद करना poroditi szülést levezet membantu persalinan taka á móti aiutare a nascere 出産を助ける 출산하다 priimti (naujagimį) saņemt bērnu (dzemdībās) selamatkan verlossen ta imot, hjelpe til verden odbierać assistir ao parto a moşi принимать роды pomáhať pri pôrode pomagati (pri porodu) poroditi förlösa ช่วยทำคลอด doğum yaptırmak, doğurtmak 為(產婦)接生 приймати новонародженого جنوانا đỡ đẻ 给(产妇)接生 n deˈlivery 1 (an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc) There are two parcel deliveries a week. aflewering, lewering تَسْليم доставка dodávka, doručení levering; udbringning die Lieferung παράδοση (π.χ. γράμματος) entrega, reparto kättetoimetamine تحویل؛ ارائه toimitus livraison מְסִירָה प्रदत्त dostava,isporuka átadás, kézbesítés pengiriman útburður consegna 配達 배달 pristatymas (preču) piegāde; (pasta) iznēsāšana; (ziņu) nodošana penghantaran bestelling (av)levering, utbringing dostawa entrega livrare доставка dodávka dostava dostava leverans, överlämnande, utdelning การส่ง teslimat, dağıtım 傳送 доставляння; відправлення خطوط وغیرہ کی باقاعدہ تقسیم sự giao thư, hàng 传送 2 the process of the birth of a child the delivery of the twins. geboorte وِلادَه، وَضْع израждане porod fødsel; nedkomst die Entbindung τοκετός parto, alumbramiento ilmaletoomine زایمان؛ وضع حمل syntymä accouchement לֵידָה प्रसूति porod szülés kelahiran barnsfæðing parto 出産 출산 gimdymas, gimimas dzemdības bersalin verlossing fødsel, nedkomst poród parto moşire роды pôrod porod porođaj förlossning, nedkomst การคลอดลูก doğum 分娩 роди, пологи بچے جنوائی کی کارروائی quá trình sinh đẻ 分娩 deliver → يُسَلِم roznést aflevere liefern παραδίδω entregar toimittaa livrer dostaviti consegnare 配達する (...에 ...을) 전하다 leveren levere dostarczyć entregar доставлять leverera ส่งมอบ teslim etmek phát 交付 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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