Deliver Meaning
/dɪˈlɪv.ə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo set free from restraint or danger.
verbSenses having to do with birth., To assist in the birth of.
Sentence Examples
I am counting on you to deliver the opening address.
Please inform us as to what quantity you can deliver at regular intervals.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mail carrier will ____ your package by noon tomorrow.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I am counting on you to ____ the opening address.
Word Origin & History
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).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The queen has already been delivered, and is presenting her daughter to several goddesses, who have acted the part of midwives."
— 1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 133:
"Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones."
— 1622, Henry Peacham, The Compleat Gentleman:
"Mr. Cooke had had a sloop yacht built at Far Harbor, the completion of which had been delayed, and which was but just delivered."
— 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter X, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
"Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 40:13:
"The constables have delivered her over."
— c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iv]:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The mail carrier will ____ your package by noon tomorrow.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I am counting on you to ____ the opening address.