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deliver
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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.

[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).]

de·liver·a·bili·ty n.
de·liver·a·ble adj.
de·liver·er n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deliver - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
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.deliverdeliver - 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"
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
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"
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"
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
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"
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"
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"
throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
12.deliver - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
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"

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

deliver
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 kantaa, 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
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·설교를) 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
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 en el asistir parto de, en el atender parto de (last) ilmale aitama زایاندن؛ در وضع حمل به مادر کمک کردن auttaa maailmaan, 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 분만시키다, 낳다 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 給(產婦)接生 приймати новонародженого جنوانا đỡ đẻ
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 jakelu, kanto 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
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 synnytys accouchement לֵידָה प्रसूति porod szülés kelahiran barnsfæðing parto 出産 분만, 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


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