deliver
verb /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/
/dɪˈlɪvər/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they deliver | /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/ /dɪˈlɪvər/ |
| he / she / it delivers | /dɪˈlɪvəz/ /dɪˈlɪvərz/ |
| past simple delivered | /dɪˈlɪvəd/ /dɪˈlɪvərd/ |
| past participle delivered | /dɪˈlɪvəd/ /dɪˈlɪvərd/ |
| -ing form delivering | /dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/ /dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to
- deliver something I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time.
- deliver something to somebody/something Leaflets have been delivered to every household.
- deliver (to somebody/something) We promise to deliver within 48 hours.
- We deliver to our stores seven days a week.
Extra ExamplesTopics Shoppingb1- The company will deliver free of charge.
- The letter was delivered to his office.
- The package had been delivered by hand.
- You can either collect the goods or have them delivered.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- free of charge
- by hand
- personally
- …
- to
- by
- via
- …
- have something delivered
- [transitive] to give or send information or ideas to somebody
- deliver something Let me deliver the good news first.
- The video delivers a clear message about road safety.
- Essentially, Web designers must deliver content simply and effectively.
- deliver something to somebody/something Online training sessions are delivered directly to your desktop.
- deliver something via something Our courses are delivered via the internet.
- [transitive] deliver something to give a speech, talk, performance, etc. or to make an official statement
- She will deliver a major speech on foreign policy tomorrow.
- to deliver an address/a lecture/a sermon
- The cast delivered the performances of a lifetime.
- The jury finally delivered its verdict.
Extra Examples- She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
- He delivered his lines confidently.
- The Court delivered its judgement earlier this month.
- [intransitive, transitive] to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to
- He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver.
- deliver on something She always delivers on her promises.
- deliver something If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired.
- The team delivered a stunning victory last night.
- Successive administrations have failed to deliver adequate funding for education.
- the failure of successive governments to deliver economic growth
- deliver something to somebody There have been major breakdowns in delivering services to elderly residents.
Extra Examples- They said they'll do it, but do you really think they will be able to deliver?
- products that deliver on customer expectations
- Our aim is deliver high quality services everywhere and at all times.
- These changes will deliver real benefits for our customers.
- a company which consistently delivers value in its relationships with customers and consumers
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- consistently
- effectively
- efficiently
- …
- on
- [transitive] to take somebody somewhere; to give somebody into somebody else's care or control
- deliver somebody She delivered the kids on time at their father's house.
- deliver somebody to somebody/something The taxi delivered us to our hotel.
- deliver somebody (up/over) (to somebody/something) They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army.
- [transitive] deliver a baby to help a woman to give birth to a baby
- The baby was delivered by Caesarean section.
- The baby was delivered safely on Tuesday night.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- by Caesarean
- by Caesarean section
- …
- [transitive] to give birth to a baby
- deliver something The number of women delivering their babies in hospital increased.
- be delivered of something (formal) She was delivered of a healthy boy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- safely
- by Caesarean
- by Caesarean section
- …
- [transitive] deliver something to throw or aim something
- He delivered the blow (= hit somebody hard) with all his force.
- [transitive] deliver somebody (from something) (old use) to rescue somebody from something bad synonym save
- Deliver us from evil.
take goods/letters
give/send information
give speech
keep promise
give to somebody’s care or control
baby
throw
rescue
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Idioms
deliver the goods | come up with the goods
- (informal) to do what you have promised to do or what people expect or want you to do
- We expected great things of the England team, but on the day they simply failed to deliver the goods.
Wordfinder
- birth
- breech birth
- caesarean section
- contraction
- deliver
- induce
- labour
- midwife
- obstetrics
- umbilical cord
signed and sealed | signed, sealed and delivered
- definite, because all the legal documents have been signedMore Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane