deliver

de|liv|er

W2S2 [dıˈlıvə US -ər] v

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1¦(take something somewhere)¦

2 deliver a speech/lecture/address etc

3¦(do something you should do)¦

4¦(baby)¦

5¦(blow/shock etc)¦

6 deliver a judgment/verdict

7¦(person)¦

8¦(votes)¦

9¦(make somebody free of something)¦

Phrasal verbs

　deliver something<=>up

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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: delivrer, from Latin liberare 'to set free']

1.) ¦(TAKE SOMETHING SOMEWHERE)¦ [I and T]

to take goods, letters, packages etc to a particular place or person

▪ The morning mail has just been delivered.

▪ Do you deliver on Saturdays?

deliver sth to sb

▪ They set off to deliver supplies to an isolated village.

▪ I'm having some flowers delivered for her birthday.

2.) deliver a speech/lecture/address etc

to make a speech etc to a lot of people

▪ The king delivered a televised speech to the nation on Nov 5.

3.) ¦(DO SOMETHING YOU SHOULD DO)¦ [I and T]

to do or provide the things you are expected to, because you are responsible for them or they are part of your job

▪ the costs of delivering adequate nursing care

▪ the failure of some services to deliver the goods (=do what they have promised)

▪ The company will deliver on its promises .

4.) ¦(BABY)¦ [T]

to help a woman give birth to her baby, or to give birth to a baby

▪ They rushed her to hospital where doctors delivered her baby.

5.) ¦(BLOW/SHOCK ETC)¦ [T]

to give something such as a blow, shock, or warning to someone or something

▪ He delivered a strong warning about the dangers facing the government.

6.) deliver a judgment/verdict

to officially state a formal decision or judgment

▪ The jury delivered a verdict of unlawful killing.

7.) ¦(PERSON)¦ [T] formal

to put someone into someone else's control

deliver sb to sb

▪ Sharett had betrayed him and delivered him to the enemy.

8.) ¦(VOTES)¦ [T]

especially AmE to get the votes or support of a particular group of people in an election

▪ He cannot deliver the Latino vote.

9.) ¦(MAKE SOMEBODY FREE OF SOMETHING)¦ [T]

literary or biblical to help someone escape from something bad or evil

deliver sb from sth

▪ 'Deliver us from evil,' she prayed.

>deliverer n

deliver up [deliver sth<=>up] phr v

to give something to someone else

▪ A bankrupt must deliver up all his books, papers and records.