Meanings
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1
verb
To take goods, letters, or other items to a place or person.
The postman delivers our mail every morning.
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2
verb
To give a speech or say something to an audience.
She delivered an inspiring speech to the students.
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3
verb
To help a baby be born.
The doctor safely delivered the baby.
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4
verb
To do or provide what was promised or expected.
The new phone really delivers on speed and quality.
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5
verb
To rescue or set free from danger.
They prayed to be delivered from evil.
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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).
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