DELIVER


Meaning of DELIVER in English

[de.liv.er] vb de.liv.ered ; de.liv.er.ing [ME, fr. OF delivrer, fr. LL deliberare, fr. L de- + liberare to liberate] vt (13c) 1: to set free "and lead us not into temptation, but ~ us from evil --Mt 6:13 (AV)"

2. a: to take and hand over to or leave for another: convey "~ a package" b: hand over, surrender "~ed the prisoners to the sheriff" "~ed themselves over to God" 3 a (1): to assist in giving birth (2): to aid in the birth of b: to give birth to c: to cause (oneself) to produce as if by giving birth "has ~ed himself of half an autobiography --H. C. Schonberg"

4: speak, sing, utter "~ed their lines with style" "~ a song" "~ a speech"

5: to send (something aimed or guided) to an intended target or destination "ability to ~ nuclear warheads" "~ed a fastball"

6. a: to bring (as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause b: to come through with: produce "can ~ the goods" "new car ~s high gas mileage" ~ vi: to produce the promised, desired, or expected results: come through "can't ~ on all these promises" syn see rescue -- de.liv.er.abil.i.ty n -- de.liv.er.able adj -- de.liv.er.er n -- deliver the goods : to give results that are promised, expected, or desired

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