deliver
deliver Lexical Profile
deliver Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or ordered goods) to the proper recipient or address.
"The courier will deliver the package to your office before noon tomorrow."
To provide, accomplish, or fulfill (something promised, expected, or required).
"The engineering team worked overtime to deliver the software update on schedule."
To state, present, or utter formally (such as a speech, lecture, or legal verdict).
"The keynote speaker will deliver her address to the assembly right after lunch."
To assist in the birth of (a baby), or to give birth to (offspring).
"The experienced midwife helped deliver three healthy babies during her night shift."
To save, rescue, or set free from captivity, danger, or evil (mainly in formal or literary usage).
"The ancient prayer asks for strength to deliver the community from hardship and despair."
Word Nuance & Usage
In childbirth contexts, a mother 'delivers' a baby (or 'gives birth to' a baby), whereas a doctor or midwife 'delivers' the baby (or 'delivers' the mother of a child); care should be taken not to confuse the active roles of the parent and the medical attendant.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French delivrer ('to set free, hand over'), from Late Latin deliberare, formed from de- ('away') and liberare ('to free'), from Latin liber ('free').