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- [dih-liv-er]
- /dɪˈlɪv ər/
- /dɪˈlɪvə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-liv-er]
- /dɪˈlɪv ər/
Definitions of deliver word
- verb deliver If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. 3
- verb deliver If you deliver something that you have promised to do, make, or produce, you do, make, or produce it. 3
- verb deliver If you deliver a person or thing into someone's care, you give them responsibility for that person or thing. 3
- verb deliver If you deliver a lecture or speech, you give it in public. 3
- verb deliver When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby. 3
- verb deliver If someone delivers a blow to someone else, they hit them. 3
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Origin of deliver
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English delivren < Old French delivrer < Late Latin dēlīberāre to set free, equivalent to dē- de- + līberāre to liberate
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Parts of speech for Deliver
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deliver popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deliver usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deliver
verb deliver
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- distribute — to divide and give out in shares; deal out; allot.
- bear — If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.
Antonyms for deliver
verb deliver
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- shun — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
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