adj
Meaning 1
Capable, agile, or active.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
deliver
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/
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Canada, General-American: /dɪˈlɪv.ɚ/
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South-Asia: /ˈɖɛlɪvə(r)/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH0 L IH1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To set free from restraint or danger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: free, liberate, release
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
Senses having to do with birth.
To assist in the birth of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: process
Examples
- the doctor delivered the baby
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
Senses having to do with birth.
To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal
Qualifier: process
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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
Senses having to do with birth.
To give birth to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: process
Examples
- she delivered a baby boy yesterday
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
To free from or disburden of anything.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To bring or transport something to its destination.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- deliver a package
- deliver the mail
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 8
To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- deliver the thief to the police
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 9
To produce what is expected or required.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive, transitive
Examples
- deliver on a promise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 10
To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- deliver a speech
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 11
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- to deliver a blow
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 12
To discover; to show.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 13
To administer a drug.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 14
cause to be born
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- My wife had twins yesterday!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: give birth, bear, birth, have
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: produce, bring forth
Narrower terms: twin, drop, foal, cub, kitten, lamb, litter, whelp, pup, farrow, pig, fawn, calve, have young, have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, gestate, expect
verb
Meaning 15
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: present
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Narrower terms: speechify
verb
Meaning 16
utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The students delivered a cry of joy
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose
verb
Meaning 17
pass down
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- render a verdict
- deliver a judgment
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: render, return
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
verb
Meaning 18
bring to a destination, make a delivery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- our local super market delivers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bring, get, convey, fetch
Narrower terms: misdeliver, serve, process, swear out, drop, drop off, set down, put down, unload, discharge, consign
verb
Meaning 19
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The pitcher delivered the ball
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pitch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: throw
verb
Meaning 20
relinquish possession or control over
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: surrender, cede, give up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give, gift, present
Narrower terms: yield up, sell, sign away, sign over
verb
Meaning 21
to surrender someone or something to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the guard delivered the criminal to the police
- render up the prisoners
- render the town to the enemy
- fork over the money
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, render
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
Narrower terms: bail, give away
verb
Meaning 22
carry out or perform,
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- deliver an attack
- deliver a blow
- The boxer drove home a solid left
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drive home
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: give
Narrower terms: land
verb
Meaning 23
hand over to the authorities of another country
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: extradite, deport
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expel, throw out, kick out
Narrower terms: repatriate
verb
Meaning 24
free from harm or evil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rescue
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: save, carry through, pull through, bring through
Narrower terms: salvage, salve, relieve, save, reprieve
verb
Meaning 25
save from sins
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: redeem, save
Antonyms: none provided
History
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).
Across languages
Translations
233 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: dorëzo — to set free
- Bashkir: азат итеү (azat itew) — to set free
- Bashkir: иреккә сығарыу (irekkə sığarıw) — to set free
- Bashkir: ҡотҡарыу (qotqarıw) — to set free
- Bulgarian: освобождавам (osvoboždavam) — to set free
- Bulgarian: избавям (izbavjam) — to set free
- Chinese Mandarin: 解救 (jiějiù) — to set free
- Chinese Mandarin: 救 (jiù) — to set free
- Chinese Mandarin: 拯救 (zhěngjiù) — to set free
- Czech: osvobodit — to set free
- Czech: odvázat — to set free
- Danish: befri — to set free
- Danish: udfri — to set free
- Dutch: bevrijden — to set free
- Esperanto: liberigi — to set free
- Finnish: vapauttaa — to set free
- Finnish: päästää vapaaksi — to set free
- French: délivrer — to set free
- Galician: ceibar — to set free
- Galician: liberar — to set free
- German: erlösen — to set free
- German: befreien — to set free
- Hausa: haifu — to set free
- Hebrew: שיחרר — to set free
- Hungarian: megszabadít — to set free
- Hungarian: kiszabadít — to set free
- Irish: fuascail — to set free
- Japanese: 解放する (kaiho-suru) — to set free
- Korean: 해방시키다 (haebangsikida) — to set free
- Macedonian: ослободи (oslobodi) — to set free
- Macedonian: избави (izbavi) — to set free
- Norwegian: befri — to set free
- Polish: wybawić — to set free
- Polish: wybawiać — to set free
- Portuguese: libertar — to set free
- Scottish Gaelic: fuasgail — to set free
- Scottish Gaelic: teasairg — to set free
- Scottish Gaelic: tiorc — to set free
- Scottish Gaelic: teasraig — to set free
- Serbo-Croatian: oslobòditi — to set free
- Spanish: liberar — to set free
- Chinese Mandarin: 接生 (jiēshēng) — to assist in giving birth
- Danish: forløse — to assist in giving birth
- Danish: tage imod — to assist in giving birth
- Finnish: avustaa synnytyksessä — to assist in giving birth
- Hungarian: világra segít — to assist in giving birth
- Māori: whakawhānau — to assist in giving birth
- Mokilese: kanoaisiki — to assist in giving birth
- Norwegian Bokmål: forløse — to assist in giving birth
- Portuguese: parir — to assist in giving birth
- Scottish Gaelic: thoir bho — to assist in giving birth
- Swedish: förlösa — to assist in giving birth
- Welsh: esgori — to assist in giving birth
- Finnish: auttaa maailmaan — to assist in bringing forth a child
- Finnish: avustaa synnytyksessä — to assist in bringing forth a child
- Scottish Gaelic: thoir bho — to assist in bringing forth a child
- Welsh: esgori — to assist in bringing forth a child
- Bulgarian: ра́ждам (ráždam) — to give birth
- Chinese Mandarin: 生 — to give birth
- Chinese Mandarin: 产下 — to give birth
- Czech: porodit — to give birth
- Danish: barsle — to give birth
- Danish: nedkomme — to give birth
- Dutch: baren — to give birth
- Esperanto: akuŝi — to give birth
- Finnish: synnyttää — to give birth
- French: accoucher — to give birth
- Galician: parir — to give birth
- German: gebären — to give birth
- Hungarian: világra hoz — to give birth
- Hungarian: szül — to give birth
- Japanese: 出産する (shussan-suru) — to give birth
- Korean: 출산하다 (chulsanhada) — to give birth
- Māori: whakawhānau — to give birth
- Norman: accouocher — to give birth
- Norwegian Bokmål: føde — to give birth
- Norwegian Bokmål: nedkomme med — to give birth
- Portuguese: parir — to give birth
- Portuguese: dar à luz — to give birth
- Scottish Gaelic: beir — to give birth
- Serbo-Croatian: poròditi — to give birth
- Spanish: parir — to give birth
- Spanish: dar a luz — to give birth
- Swedish: föda — to give birth
- Thai: คลอด (klɔ̂ɔt) — to give birth
- Welsh: esgori — to give birth
- Finnish: vapauttaa — to free from or disburden of anything
- Hungarian: megszabadít — to free from or disburden of anything
- Kapampangan: iagkas — to free from or disburden of anything
- Kapampangan: ikabus — to free from or disburden of anything
- Kapampangan: iligtas — to free from or disburden of anything
- Kapampangan: iyagkas — to free from or disburden of anything
- Kapampangan: iyapse — to free from or disburden of anything
- Sanskrit: पिपर्ति (piparti) — to free from or disburden of anything
- Scottish Gaelic: teasairg — to free from or disburden of anything
- Scottish Gaelic: teasraig — to free from or disburden of anything
- Arabic: نَقَلَ (naqala) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Arabic: نَقَل (nagal) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Arabic: وَصَّل (waṣṣal) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Arabic: وَدَّى (wadda) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Asturian: entregar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Azerbaijani: çatdırmaq — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Azerbaijani: yetirmək — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Azerbaijani: gətirmək — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Bashkir: илтеү (iltew) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Bashkir: тапшырыу (tapşırıw) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Bashkir: килтереү (kilterew) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Bashkir: алып килеү (alıp kilew) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Bashkir: алып барыу (alıp barıw) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Belarusian: дастаўля́ць (dastawljácʹ) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Belarusian: даста́віць (dastávicʹ) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Bulgarian: доставям (dostavjam) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Catalan: entregar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Catalan: lliurar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Chinese Mandarin: 傳遞 /传递 (chuándì) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Chinese Mandarin: 遞送 /递送 (dìsòng) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Czech: doručit — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: levere — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: aflevere — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: indlevere — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: overlevere — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: overbringe — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: udbringe — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: ombære — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Danish: omdele — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Dutch: afleveren — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Esperanto: liveri — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Finnish: viedä perille — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Finnish: toimittaa — to bring or transport something to its destination
- French: livrer — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Galician: levar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Galician: entregar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- German: liefern — to bring or transport something to its destination
- German: abliefern — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Greek: παραδίδω (paradído) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Hindi: पहुंचाना (pahuñcānā) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Hungarian: kézbesít — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Hungarian: házhoz visz/szállít — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Hungarian: kiszállít — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Hungarian: leszállít — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Italian: consegnare — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Japanese: 引き渡す (hikiwatasu) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Japanese: 手渡す (tewatasu) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Japanese: 届ける (todokeru) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Japanese: 配達する (haitatusuru) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Korean: 배달하다 (baedalhada) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Central Kurdish: گەیاندن (geyandin) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Macedonian: доставува (dostavuva) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Macedonian: достави (dostavi) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Malay: هنتر — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Malay: hantar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Norwegian Bokmål: levere — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Norwegian Nynorsk: levere — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Old English: āgan — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Persian: رساندن — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Polish: dostarczać — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Polish: dostarczyć — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Portuguese: entregar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Quechua: quy — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Romanian: livra — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Russian: доставля́ть (dostavljátʹ) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Russian: доста́вить (dostávitʹ) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Scottish Gaelic: lìbhrig — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Serbo-Croatian: dòstaviti — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Spanish: entregar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Spanish: diñar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Spanish: deliverar — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Spanish: repartir — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Swedish: leverera — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Thai: ส่ง (sòng) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Ukrainian: доставля́ти (dostavljáty) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Ukrainian: доста́вити (dostávyty) — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Uzbek: yetkazmoq — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Vietnamese: chuyển phát — to bring or transport something to its destination
- Catalan: lliurar — to hand over or surrender
- Catalan: entregar — to hand over or surrender
- Chinese Mandarin: 缴 (jiǎo) — to hand over or surrender
- Danish: udlevere — to hand over or surrender
- Danish: overgive — to hand over or surrender
- Finnish: luovuttaa — to hand over or surrender
- French: livrer — to hand over or surrender
- French: remettre — to hand over or surrender
- Hebrew: מסר — to hand over or surrender
- Hungarian: kiszolgáltat — to hand over or surrender
- Hungarian: kiad — to hand over or surrender
- Hungarian: átad — to hand over or surrender
- Hungarian: felad — to hand over or surrender
- Italian: riconsegnare — to hand over or surrender
- Japanese: 引き渡す (hikiwatasu) — to hand over or surrender
- Latin: trādō — to hand over or surrender
- Portuguese: entregar — to hand over or surrender
- Scottish Gaelic: lìbhrig — to hand over or surrender
- Spanish: entregar — to hand over or surrender
- Spanish: diñar — to hand over or surrender
- Vietnamese: giao — to hand over or surrender
- French: tenir ses promesses — to meet expectations
- French: tenir parole — to meet expectations
- Hungarian: beváltja a reményeket (hozzá fűzött) — to meet expectations
- Hungarian: teljesíti az elvárásokat — to meet expectations
- Hungarian: hozza az elvárt eredményt — to meet expectations
- Japanese: 沿う・添う (sou) — to meet expectations
- Japanese: 応じる (ōjiru) — to meet expectations
- Japanese: 応ずる (ōzuru) — to meet expectations
- Japanese: ...を果たす (... o hatasu) — to meet expectations
- Portuguese: concretizar — to meet expectations
- Danish: holde — to express in words
- Finnish: pitää puhe — to express in words
- Finnish: kertoa — to express in words
- Finnish: puhua — to express in words
- Hungarian: mond — to express in words
- Hungarian: tart — to express in words
- Japanese: 演説する (enzetsu-suru) — to express in words
- Japanese: 説く (toku) — to express in words
- Portuguese: proferir — to express in words
- Scottish Gaelic: lìbhrig — to express in words
- Scottish Gaelic: thoir seachad — to express in words
- Spanish: dar — to express in words
- Spanish: impartir — to express in words
- Spanish: pronunciar — to express in words
- Finnish: lyödä — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Finnish: tirauttaa kyyneleitä — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Finnish: heittää — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Finnish: paiskata — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Galician: mandar — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Galician: encaixar — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Hungarian: ad — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Hungarian: ont — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Hungarian: hullat — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Spanish: pegar — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Spanish: dar — to give forth in action or exercise; to discharge
- Finnish: päästää — (obsolete in English) to admit; to allow to pass
- Finnish: annostella — medicine: to administer a drug
- Hungarian: bead — medicine: to administer a drug
Real reading context