v.
Pronunciation: di- ' li-v ə r, d ē -
Function: verb
Inflected Form: de · liv · ered ; de · liv · er · ing \ -v( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French deliverer, delivrer, from Late Latin deliberare, from Latin de- + liberare to liberate
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1 : to set free <and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ― Mount 6:13(AV)>
2 a : to take and hand over to or leave for another : CONVEY < deliver a package> b : HAND OVER , SURRENDER < deliver ed the prisoners to the sheriff> < deliver 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 deliver ed himself of half an autobiography ― H. C. Schonberg>
4 : SPEAK , SING , UTTER < deliver ed their lines with style> < deliver a song> < deliver a speech>
5 : to send (something aimed or guided) to an intended target or destination <ability to deliver nuclear warheads> < deliver ed a fastball>
6 a : to bring (as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause b : to come through with : PRODUCE <can deliver the best results> <the new car deliver s high gas mileage>
intransitive verb : to produce the promised, desired, or expected results : COME THROUGH <can't deliver on all these promises>
synonyms see RESCUE
– de · liv · er · abil · i · ty \ - ˌ li-v( ə -)r ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē \ noun
– de · liv · er · able \ - ' li-v( ə -)r ə -b ə l \ adjective
– de · liv · er · er \ - ' li-v ə r- ə r \ noun
– deliver the goods : to give results that are promised, expected, or desired