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| de·liv·er [ di lívvər ] (past and past participle de·liv·ered, present participle de·liv·er·ing, 3rd person present singular de·liv·ers) |
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1. carry something to somebody: to take something such as mail, goods that have been bought, or a message to a person or an address
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2. transitive verb help baby to be born: to give medical help to a baby human or animal when it is being born
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3. transitive verb produce baby: to give birth to a baby
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often passive
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4. transitive verb make speech: to make a speech or give a talk to an audience
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5. transitive verb announce something: to announce something formally such as an opinion, decision, or judgment
  The jury delivered its verdict.
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6. transitive verb throw ball: to toss or throw a ball to somebody or at something
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7. transitive verb inflict blow: to inflict a blow on somebody or something
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8. intransitive verb do thing promised: to do what has been promised
He has yet to deliver anything that was promised in his speeches.
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9. transitive verb politics achieve support for somebody: to organize and obtain the support of a place or people for a candidate or political party
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informal
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10. transitive verb provide something: to provide or produce something
Note the total dosage of antibiotics delivered.
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11. transitive verb release somebody: to free or save somebody from captivity, hardship, or evil
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literary
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12. transitive verb give somebody something: to hand somebody or something over to somebody else
You have 48 hours to deliver the payment.
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| [13th century. Via French délivrer< Latin deliberare "free completely" < liberare (see liberate)] |
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