delivery

B1 Topic:Shopping & Services

US /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #2727

Meanings

1

noun
The act of taking goods, mail, or other items to a place or person.

The pizza delivery arrived in twenty minutes.
2

noun
The item that has been brought to you.

Your delivery is waiting on the table.
3

noun
The act of giving birth to a baby.

They had a difficult delivery, but the baby is healthy.
4

noun
The way someone speaks or performs in front of an audience.

The comedian's delivery had everyone laughing.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of taking goods,... bringing

2 noun · the item that has been... consignment

3 noun · the act of giving birth to... childbirth parturition

Word family

Forms deliveries

Derived forms codeliverydeliverymandeliverypersondeliverywomaninterdeliverynanodeliverynondeliverypostdeliverypredeliveryredeliveryunderdelivery

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Phrases (1)

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forceps delivery
a birth assisted by an instrument that grips the baby's head

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

deliveri Middle English delivrer Old French

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Topics

Shopping & Services Theater & Performance

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# delivery

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 2727

## Meanings
1. The act of taking goods, mail, or other items to a place or person.
2. The item that has been brought to you.
3. The act of giving birth to a baby.
4. The way someone speaks or performs in front of an audience.

## Examples
- The pizza delivery arrived in twenty minutes.
- Your delivery is waiting on the table.
- They had a difficult delivery, but the baby is healthy.
- The comedian's delivery had everyone laughing.

## Derived Forms
- codelivery
- deliveryman
- deliveryperson
- deliverywoman
- interdelivery
- nanodelivery
- nondelivery
- postdelivery
- predelivery
- redelivery
- underdelivery

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deliveri
- Root: delivrer

## Etymology
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

## AI Etymology
delivery comes from Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer. The historical chain includes Middle English deliveri, Old French delivrer. Current senses include The act of taking goods, mail, or other items to a place or person and The item that has been brought to you. English relatives and later formations include codelivery, deliveryman, deliveryperson.

## Topics
- Shopping & Services
- Theater & Performance

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