Meaning of deliver In English

• 0 to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:

  • Mail is delivered to our office twice a day.

  • The furniture store is delivering our new bed on Thursday.

• 1 to give, direct, or aim something:

  • The priest delivered a passionate sermon/speech against war.

  • The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty.

  • The police said that it was the blow delivered (= given) to her head that killed her.

  • The pitcher tripped as he delivered the ball (= threw it towards the person with the bat).

• 2 to achieve or produce something that has been promised:

  • The government has failed to deliver (what it promised).

  • mainly US The Republicans are relying on their agricultural policies to deliver the farmers' vote (= to persuade farmers to vote for them).

• 3 to (help) give birth to a baby:

  • She delivered her third child at home.

  • The baby was delivered by a midwife.

  • formal The princess has been delivered of (= has given birth to) a healthy baby boy.

• 4 to save someone from a painful or bad experience:

  • Is there nothing that can be done to deliver these starving people from their suffering?

• 5 to take goods, letters, or packages to people’s houses or places of work:

  • [ T ] We had the pizza delivered.

  • [ T ] We call our pharmacy with the doctor’s prescription and ask them to deliver it.

  • [ I ] We deliver anywhere in the city.

• 6 to give or produce a speech or result:

  • The president is scheduled to deliver a speech on foreign policy.

  • The jury delivered a verdict of not guilty.

• 7 to give birth to a baby, or to help someone do this:

  • Dr. Adams delivered all three of my children.

• 8 to achieve or produce something promised or expected:

  • [ I ] You pay your dues, and you expect the union to deliver.

• 9 to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to a place:

  • deliver goods/mail/products Manufacturers can deliver goods directly from factories.

  • Most stores will deliver between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.

  • deliver sth to sb/sth Together, the three groups deliver 340,000 meals a year to homebound people.

• 10 to provide a service:

  • We want world-class wages and conditions for our people to match the world class services that they deliver.

  • The company is working tirelessly to deliver improved services for passengers.

• 11 to achieve, provide, or produce something:

  • The price wars we see among retailers are a direct result of their need to maximise market share and deliver profits to shareholders.

  • deliver a rise/increase in sth We have been able to deliver a 40% rise in revenues and profits for the seventh successive year.

  • deliver growth/returns/savings

  • deliver benefits/results/improvements

• 12 to do something that has been promised:

  • The main complaint from analysts is that the company says all the right things but fails to deliver.

  • In particular, critics cite his failure to deliver on a promise to attract half-a-million customers for the new service by last summer.

• 13 to manufacture and supply something to a customer:

  • Boeing predicts that manufacturers will deliver 28,600 airplanes worth $2.8 trillion by 2026.

  • Our key aim is to deliver a quality product to the consumer.

  • Officials say the merger should be invisible, as the new company will continue to deliver electricity and gas to customers and be regulated by the same body.

• 14 to make a speech or an official statement:

  • deliver a briefing/report/speech She is due to deliver a keynote speech to finance ministers this afternoon.

  • The water industry regulator is due to deliver his verdict on the proposed takeover today.

• 15 to provide information, text, and pictures for a book, website, etc.:

  • The digital entertainment company is working with hardware companies, trying to come up with technologies to deliver content the way they think consumers want to see it.

• 16 to have a damaging effect on someone or something:

  • This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry.

• 17 to do what you have promised to do, or to produce what is wanted:

  • The company expects employees to perform and to deliver the goods.