deliver

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈlɪv.ɚ/ UK /dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #2049

Meanings

1

verb
To take goods, letters, or other items to a place or person.

The postman delivers our mail every morning.
2

verb
To give a speech or say something to an audience.

She delivered an inspiring speech to the students.
3

verb
To help a baby be born.

The doctor safely delivered the baby.
4

verb
To do or provide what was promised or expected.

The new phone really delivers on speed and quality.
5

verb
To rescue or set free from danger.

They prayed to be delivered from evil.

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Synonyms

5 verb · to rescue or set free from... free liberate release

Word family

Forms delivereddeliveringdelivers

Derived forms codeliverdeliverabilitydeliverabledeliverancedelivereedelivererdeliveressdeliverlydelivernessdeliverologydeliveryhand-deliver

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Phrases (4)

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deliver a blow
to strike someone or something with force

Verb + noun
deliver a talk
to give a prepared presentation

Verb + noun
deliver the news
to communicate important information to someone, typically formally or carefully

Verb + noun
deliver a service
to carry out or fulfil a service that has been contracted or promised

Verb + noun

Idioms (1)

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deliver the goods
to do what is expected or promised; to produce good results

Simplified etymology

Deliver entered Middle English through a historical formation ultimately based on Latin liber ‘free’, also the source of liberty. Its use for taking and handing over letters or goods dates from the late Middle Ages.

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).

*h₁lewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European deliveren Middle English delivrer Old French dē Latin

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# deliver

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈlɪv.ɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 2049

## Meanings
1. To take goods, letters, or other items to a place or person.
2. To give a speech or say something to an audience.
3. To help a baby be born.
4. To do or provide what was promised or expected.
5. To rescue or set free from danger.

## Examples
- The postman delivers our mail every morning.
- She delivered an inspiring speech to the students.
- The doctor safely delivered the baby.
- The new phone really delivers on speed and quality.
- They prayed to be delivered from evil.

## Derived Forms
- codeliver
- deliverability
- deliverable
- deliverance
- deliveree
- deliverer
- deliveress
- deliverly
- deliverness
- deliverology
- delivery
- hand-deliver

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₁lewdʰ-
- Root: deliveren
- Root: delivrer
- Root: dē

## 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).

## AI Etymology
deliver comes 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). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-, Middle English deliveren, Old French delivrer, Latin dē. Current senses include to take goods, letters, or other items to a place or person and to give a speech or say something to an audience. English relatives and later formations include codeliver, deliverability, deliverable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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