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verb

/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/

present tense
I/you/we/they	deliver
he/she/it	delivers
present participle	delivering
past tense	delivered
past participle	delivered

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1
[transitive] to take something, especially goods or letters, to a place
The package was delivered this morning.
deliver something to something:
Would you like to have the latest fashions delivered to your door?
deliver something by hand:
Your flowers will be delivered by hand to your door on the day of your choice.
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1. a.
  to give information or documents to someone
  The message was delivered by the Finnish ambassador.
  deliver something to someone:
  These records should be delivered to the Registrar at the end of every financial year.
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2. b.
  to take someone to a place where they will be guarded or looked after
  deliver someone to:
  He was safely delivered to his hotel.
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2
[transitive] formal to give a formal talk to a group of people
deliver a speech/lecture/address:
The main speech was delivered by Anne Samson.
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3
[transitive] to give an official decision
The jury returned to deliver their verdict.
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4
[intransitive/transitive] to do something that you have promised to do
No one believed that he would be able to deliver everything that he had promised.
deliver on:
How will the government deliver on its election promises?
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5
[transitive] to provide a service
These reforms will enable us to deliver health services more efficiently.
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6
[transitive] to win votes or support, especially for a political party
We're counting on you to deliver votes from younger people.
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7
[transitive] computing to make a computer program available
We'll soon be delivering this software on multiple platforms.
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8
[transitive] computing if a computer delivers a particular amount of power, speed, or effectiveness, it makes it available for you to use
A two-processor configuration should deliver 57 MIPS.
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9
[transitive] if you deliver a blow or punch to part of someone's body, you hit them there very hard
deliver a blow/punch:
She delivered a hefty blow to his stomach.
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10
[transitive] to help a woman to give birth to a baby
The baby was delivered by a paramedic.
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11
[transitive] formal to free someone from an unpleasant situation
deliver someone from something:
It was another hundred years before they were finally delivered from slavery.
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phrase

deliver the goods
to do something that you have promised to do or are expected to do
People doubt that the Minister can really deliver the goods.
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