deliver (redirected from delivering the goods)

de·liv·er  (d-lvr)

v. de·liv·ered, de·liv·er·ing, de·liv·ers

v.tr.

1. To bring or transport to the proper place or recipient; distribute: deliver groceries; deliver the mail.

2. To surrender (someone or something) to another; hand over: delivered the criminal to the police.

3. To secure (something promised or desired), as for a candidate or political party: campaign workers who delivered the ward for the mayor.

4. To throw or hurl: The pitcher delivered the ball.

5. To strike (a blow).

6. To express in words; declare or utter: deliver a lecture.

7.

a. To give birth to: She delivered a baby boy this morning.

b. To assist (a woman) in giving birth: The doctor delivered her of twins.

c. To assist or aid in the birth of: The midwife delivered the baby.

8. To give forth or produce: The oil well delivered only 50 barrels a day.

9. To set free, as from misery, peril, or evil: deliver a captive from slavery. See Synonyms at save¹.

v.intr.

1. To produce or achieve what is desired or expected; make good: The senator delivered on her pledge. He is a manager who just can't seem to deliver.

2. To give birth: She expects to deliver in late August.

Idiom:

deliver (oneself) of

To pronounce; utter: Before leaving I delivered myself of a few choice comments.

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[Middle English deliveren, from Old French delivrer, from Late Latin dlberre : Latin d-, de- + lberre, to free (from lber, free; see leudh- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·liver·a·bili·ty n.

de·liver·a·ble adj.

de·liver·er n.

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deliver

Verb

1. to carry (goods or mail) to a destination

2. to hand over: the tenants were asked to deliver up their keys

3. to aid in the birth of (offspring)

4. to present (a lecture or speech)

5. to release or rescue (from captivity or danger)

6. to strike (a blow) suddenly

7. Informal Also: (deliver the goods) to produce something promised [Latin de- from + liberare to free]

deliverance n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	deliver - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" present mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" speechify - make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion"
	2.	deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" misdeliver - deliver to the wrong address swear out, process, serve - deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff" unload, drop off, put down, set down, discharge, drop - leave or unload; "unload the cargo"; "drop off the passengers at the hotel" consign - send to an address
	3.	deliver - to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, render hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" bail - deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period give away - formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
	4.	deliver - free from harm or evil rescue salvage, salve, save, relieve - save from ruin, destruction, or harm reprieve - relieve temporarily bring through, carry through, pull through, save - bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
	5.	deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" extradite, deport expel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country" repatriate - send someone back to his homeland against his will, as of refugees
	6.	deliver - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" render, return communicate, pass along, put across, pass on, pass - transmit information ; "Please communicate this message to all employees"; "pass along the good news"
	7.	deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	8.	deliver - save from sins redeem, save organized religion, religion, faith - an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
	9.	deliver - carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" drive home give - cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; "She gave him a black eye"; "The draft gave me a cold" land - deliver (a blow); "He landed several blows on his opponent's head"
	10.	deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" cede, surrender, give up gift, present, give - give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?" yield up - surrender, as a result of pressure or force sell - give up for a price or reward; "She sold her principles for a successful career" sign away, sign over - formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"
	11.	deliver - throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" pitch throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	12.	deliver - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" birth, give birth, bear, have twin - give birth to twins drop - give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning" foal - give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled" cub - give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year" kitten - have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year" lamb - give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed" litter - give birth to a litter of animals pup, whelp - birth; "the dog whelped" farrow, pig - give birth; "sows farrow" fawn - have fawns; "deer fawn" have young, calve - birth; "the whales calve at this time of year" have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry - be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child" produce, bring forth - bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"

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deliver

verb 1. bring, carry, bear, transport, distribute, convey, cart

verb 2. (sometimes with over or up) hand over, present, commit, give up, yield, surrender, turn over, relinquish, make over

verb 3. give, read, present, announce, publish, declare, proclaim, pronounce, utter, give forth

verb 4. strike, give, deal, launch, throw, direct, aim, administer, inflict

verb 5. release, free, save, rescue, loose, discharge, liberate, acquit, redeem, ransom, emancipate

Translations

deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vt (= distribute) → repartir (= hand over); entregar [+ message]; comunicar [+ speech]; pronunciar [+ blow]; lanzar, dar;

(MED) → asistir al parto de

deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vt [+ mail] → distribuer [+ goods]; livrer [+ message]; remettre [+ speech]; prononcer [+ warning, ultimatum]; lancer (= free); délivrer;

(Med) [+ baby]; mettre au monde: [+ woman]; accoucher;

to deliver the goods (fig) → tenir ses promesses

deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vt → liefern;

(letters, papers) → zustellen;

(hand over) → übergeben;

(message) → überbringen;

(speech) → halten;

(blow) → versetzen;

(Med) (baby) → zur Welt bringen;

(warning) → geben;

(ultimatum) → stellen;

(free);

to deliver (from) → befreien (von);

to deliver the goods (fig) → halten, was man versprochen hat

deliver [dɪˈlɪvəʳ] vt [+ mail] → distribuire [+ goods]; consegnare [+ speech]; pronunciare (= free); liberare;

(MED) → far partorire;

to deliver a message → fare un'ambasciata;

to deliver the goods (fig) → partorire

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deliver

v deliver [diˈlivə]

1 to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended The postman delivers letters.aflewer, afgeeيُسَلِّمдоставямdoručitlevere; omdeleüberbringen,liefernπαραδίδω κτ. σε κπ.entregar, dar, repartirkätte toimetamaتحویل دادن؛ رساندنkantaa, toimittaalivrerלִמסוֹרपत्रादि पहुंचा देनाdostavitikézbesítmengantarkanafhenda; bera útconsegnare配達する배달하다pristatytipiegādāt (preces); iznēsāt (pastu); nodot (ziņojumu)hantarkanbezorgen(av)levere, gi videre, bringe utdostarczaćentregara (pre)daдоставлятьdoručiťdostavitidostavitidela ut, överlämna, levereraส่งdağıtmak投遞розносити; доставлятиتقسیم کرنا ، حوالے کرناgiao投递

2 to give He delivered a long speech.lewerيُلْقي خِطابا أو مُحاضَرَةًдавамpronéstgive; holdehaltenεκφωνώpronunciar(kõnet) pidamaایراد کردن؛ کردنpitääprononcerלהעבירदेनाodržati govor, izrećielőad, tartmengucapkanflytja í mæltu málipronunciareする(연설·설교를) 하다pasakyti, perskaitytiteikt (runu); nolasīt (lekciju)sampaikanuitsprekenholdewygłaszaćfazera rostiпроизноситьpredniesťimeti (govor)održatiframföra, hållaพูดสุนทรพจน์vermek發表виголошувати; читатиپیش کرناtrình bày发表

3 to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child) The doctor delivered the twins safely.bevryيُوَلِّد، تُوَلِّدизраждамpomáhat při poroduhjælpe til verdenentbindenξεγεννώasistir en el parto de, atender en el parto de(last) ilmale aitamaزایاندن؛ در وضع حمل به مادر کمک کردنauttaa maailmaan, avustaa synnytyksessäaccoucherלְיָלֵדप्रसुति में मदद करनाporoditiszülést levezetmembantu persalinantaka á mótiaiutare a nascere出産を助ける분만시키다, 낳다priimti (naujagimį)saņemt bērnu (dzemdībās)selamatkanverlossenta imot, hjelpe til verdenodbieraćassistir ao partoa moşiпринимать родыpomáhať pri pôrodepomagati (pri porodu)poroditiförlösaช่วยทำคลอดdoğum yaptırmak, doğurtmak給(產婦)接生приймати новонародженогоجنواناđỡ 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, leweringتَسْليمдоставкаdodávka, doručenílevering; udbringningdie Lieferungπαράδοση (π.χ. γράμματος)entrega, repartokättetoimetamineتحویل؛ ارائهjakelu, kantolivraisonמְסִירָהप्रदत्तdostava,isporukaátadás, kézbesítéspengirimanútburðurconsegna配達배달pristatymas(preču) piegāde; (pasta) iznēsāšana; (ziņu) nodošanapenghantaranbestelling(av)levering, utbringingdostawaentregalivrareдоставкаdodávkadostavadostavaleverans, överlämnande, utdelningการส่งteslimat, dağıtım傳送доставляння; відправленняخطوط وغیرہ کی باقاعدہ تقسیمsự giao thư, hàng传送

2 the process of the birth of a child the delivery of the twins.geboorteوِلادَه، وَضْعизражданеporodfødsel; nedkomstdie Entbindungτοκετόςparto, alumbramientoilmaletoomineزایمان؛ وضع حملsynnytysaccouchementלֵידָהप्रसूतिporodszüléskelahiranbarnsfæðingparto出産분만, 출산gimdymas, gimimasdzemdībasbersalinverlossingfødsel, nedkomstporódpartomoşireродыpôrodporodporođajförlossning, nedkomstการคลอดลูกdoğum分娩роди, пологиبچے جنوائی کی کارروائیquá trình sinh đẻ分娩