deliver
Meaning of deliver
verb
- bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address.
the products should be delivered on time
we'll deliver direct to your door
- provide (something promised or expected).
he had been able to deliver votes in huge numbers
she's waiting for him to deliver on his promise
- launch or aim (a blow, ball, or attack).
he delivered a punch to the man's belly
the company has delivered a body blow to this city
- assist in the birth of.
the village midwife delivered the baby
- save, rescue, or set someone or something free from.
deliver us from the nightmare of junk mail
Middle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.
Information about deliver
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of deliver is: delivers.
- Languages in which deliver is used:
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Hyphenation of deliver
de-liver
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- deliver is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
deliver synonyms
Meaning present:
Meaning hand over:
Meaning rescue:
Meaning extradite:
Meaning render:
Meaning redeem:
Meaning surrender:
Meaning pitch:
Meaning give birth:
Meaning take or go with (someone or something) to a place:
Meaning lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold:
Meaning transport or carry to a place:
Meaning support and move (someone or something) from one place to another:
Meaning take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another by means of a vehicle, aircraft, or ship:
Meaning give a share or a unit of (something) to each of a number of recipients:
Meaning cause to move sharply or quickly; propel:
Meaning send off to a destination or for a purpose:
Meaning cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment):
Meaning move from one place to another:
Meaning produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product):
Meaning voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up:
Meaning put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them:
Meaning consign (someone) officially to prison, especially on remand:
Meaning put (something) into someone's care or protection:
Meaning believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of:
Meaning entrust someone or something to:
Meaning make available for use; supply:
Meaning make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide:
Meaning provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings:
Meaning achieve or realize (something desired, promised, or predicted):
Meaning put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect:
Meaning successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage:
Meaning dispense or apply (a remedy or drug):
Meaning inflict (a blow) on (someone or something):
Meaning cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something:
Meaning freely transfer the possession of (something) to (someone):
Meaning control the operations of; manage or govern:
Meaning point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target:
Meaning inflict (a blow) on someone:
Meaning a round, deep dish or basin used for food or liquid:
Meaning throw or impel (someone or something) with great force:
Meaning deliver (a punch):
Meaning cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface:
Meaning set (a boat) in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water:
Meaning throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc:
Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:
Meaning (in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace:
Meaning release from confinement or slavery:
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free:
Meaning free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty:
Meaning set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions:
Meaning release (a captive) after receiving a ransom:
Meaning set free:
Meaning release from slavery; set free:
deliver antonyms
Meaning bring or gather together (a number of things):
Translation of deliver
- French: accoucher, libérer, sauver, livrer
- Italian: assistere, partorire, liberare, salvare, consegnare, recapitare, cedere, lasciare
- Spanish: asistir, parir, liberar, salvar, rescatar, entregar, hablar, ceder
- German: entbinden, gebären, liefern, abliefern
- Portuguese: parir, resgatar, entregar
Anagrams of deliver
deviler, livered, relived, reviled, riveled
Words that rhyme with deliver
Iver, aiver, claiver, haiver, naiver, nonwaiver, staiver, taiver, waiver, Diver, Vandiver, diver, graveldiver, helldiver, sandiver, skindiver, skydiver, archdeceiver, conceiver, coreceiver, deceiver, misconceiver, nonbelieiver, perceiver, phototransceiver, predeceiver, prereceiver, receiver, reiver, transceiver, undeceiver, underreceiver, fiver, almsgiver, bribegiver, caregiver, forgiver, giver, ingiver, lawgiver, ringgiver, thanksgiver, unforgiver, archiver, ashiver, beshiver, chiver, disshiver, hiver, shiver
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