deliver
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Topics: medicine
sciences
Etymology: From Middle English deliveren, from Anglo-Norman and Old French delivrer, from Latin dē + līberō (“to set free”).
Compare typologically dispatch, analyzable as dis- + impeach, from Latin impedicō (also akin to impede).
Inflected forms:
form: delivers
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: delivering
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: delivered
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: delivered
pos: verb
tags: past
form: delivre
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
form: deliever
pos: verb
tags: alternative
obsolete
Senses:
gloss: To set free from restraint or danger.
pos: verb
examples: The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.
gloss: Senses having to do with birth.
pos: verb
examples: the doctor delivered the baby
gloss: Senses having to do with birth.
pos: verb
tags: formal
examples: the duchess was delivered of a son
the doctor is expected to deliver her of a daughter tomorrow
Sche was delivered sauf and sone
The queen has already been delivered, and is presenting her daughter to several goddesses, who have acted the part of midwives.
gloss: Senses having to do with birth.
pos: verb
examples: she delivered a baby boy yesterday
gloss: To free from or disburden of anything.
pos: verb
examples: Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones.
gloss: To bring or transport something to its destination.
pos: verb
examples: deliver a package
deliver the mail
Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered.
gloss: To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
pos: verb
examples: deliver the thief to the police
Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand.
The constables have delivered her over.
The exalted mind / All sense of woe delivers to the wind.
gloss: To produce what is expected or required.
pos: verb
tags: informal
intransitive
transitive
examples: deliver on a promise
"You know, he plays great sometimes when he doesn't score," Brown said. "Tonight, with Rip (Richard Hamilton) struggling, we needed somebody to step up, and he really did. He really delivered."
However, ministers argue they are delivering the Brexit demanded by the electorate – and say it is time for businesses to wean themselves off cheap migrant labour.
This is our vital mission to ensure opportunity and prosperity for all people and future generations. I am determined to deliver. Thank you.
But overall, I think the railway delivered very well on my travels. I'd give it 9/10 - there are just a few little rough edges that need smoothing off.
But...what exactly are celebrities asking for in the first place? It’s a classic chicken-and-egg scenario. Dw, tho, I asked the pros firsthand: What are the elite set asking for this year, for those of us who want to get in on the trends a little early? And they delivered.
England delivered the finest performance of head coach Thomas Tuchel's reign as they took a giant stride towards World Cup qualification by outclassing Serbia in Belgrade.
gloss: To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
pos: verb
examples: deliver a speech
The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.
It’s a lovely sequence cut too short because the show seems afraid to give itself over to romance and whimsy and wistfulness when it has wedgie jokes to deliver.
England went into the interval 22-6 down, a second [Owen] Farrell penalty their only response to Scotland’s burst of tries. They had not conceded more points in a Six Nations match in the Eddie Jones era and when the whistle blew for the interval, Dylan Hartley formed his players into a circle to deliver a rallying cry.
gloss: To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
pos: verb
examples: to deliver a blow
shaking his head and delivering some show of tears
An uninstructed bowler […] thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straight forward.
gloss: To discover; to show.
pos: verb
examples: I'll deliver myself your loyal servant.
gloss: To administer a drug.
pos: verb
Derived words: codeliver
deliverability
deliverable
deliverance
deliveree
deliverer
deliveress
deliverly
deliverness
deliverology
deliver over into
deliver over to
deliver the goods
deliver the message to Garcia
deliver up
deliver up to
delivery
hand-deliver
hand deliver
misdeliver
outdeliver
overdeliver
predeliver
redeliver
self-deliver
stand and deliver
undeliverability
underdeliver
Translations:
lang: French
word: tenir ses promesses
lang: French
word: tenir parole
lang: Hungarian
word: beváltja a reményeket (hozzá fűzött)
lang: Hungarian
word: teljesíti az elvárásokat
lang: Hungarian
word: hozza az elvárt eredményt
lang: Japanese
word: 沿う・添う
roman: sou
lang: Japanese
word: 応じる
roman: ōjiru
lang: Japanese
word: 応ずる
roman: ōzuru
lang: Japanese
word: …を果たす
roman: … o hatasu
lang: Portuguese
word: concretizar