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Deliver has 13 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

"The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

2

bring to a destination, make a delivery

"our local super market delivers"

3

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"

4

free from harm or evil

"The team worked tirelessly to deliver a speech that was entirely free from hate and division."

5

hand over to the authorities of another country

"They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

6

pass down

"render a verdict"

"deliver a judgment"

7

utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)

"The students delivered a cry of joy"

8

save from sins

"The minister prayed that God might deliver them all from their sins through faith and repentance."

9

carry out or perform

"deliver an attack"

"deliver a blow"

"The boxer drove home a solid left"

10

relinquish possession or control over

"The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

11

throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball

"The pitcher delivered the ball"

12

cause to be born

"My wife had twins yesterday!"

13

To set free from restraint or danger.

"The brave firefighter managed to deliver the trapped kitten from the burning building just before it collapsed."

In plain English: To deliver means to bring something to a specific place and give it to the person who is supposed to receive it.

"The postal worker will deliver your mail before noon today."

Usage: Use "deliver" to mean physically bringing something to someone or successfully giving a speech or performance. Do not use it to describe setting free from danger, as that specific nuance is rare in everyday conversation.

Example Sentences
"The postal worker will deliver your mail before noon today." verb
"Please deliver this package to my front door before noon." verb
"The doctor delivered some bad news about his diagnosis." verb
"She decided to deliver her speech without any notes today." verb
See Also
bring pizza mail service give ups giving action
Related Terms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
talk bring pass save expel communicate utter give throw produce
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
speechify misdeliver serve drop consign bail give away salvage reprieve repatriate land yield up sell sign away twin foal cub kitten lamb litter whelp farrow fawn calve have a bun in the oven

Origin

The word deliver comes from the Middle English deliveren, which was borrowed from Old French and originally meant "to set free." It is formed by combining the prefix dē- with the Latin root līberō.

Rhyming Words
ver 0ver aver tver ever over hover hiver giver inver never river liver 4ever laver paver raver 5ever tiver saver
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