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- [dih-liv-uh-ree]
- /dɪˈlɪv ə ri/
- /dɪˈlɪv.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-liv-uh-ree]
- /dɪˈlɪv ə ri/
Definitions of deliveries word
- noun plural deliveries the carrying and turning over of letters, goods, etc., to a designated recipient or recipients. 1
- noun plural deliveries a giving up or handing over; surrender. 1
- noun plural deliveries the utterance or enunciation of words. 1
- noun plural deliveries vocal and bodily behavior during the presentation of a speech: a speaker's fine delivery. 1
- noun plural deliveries the act or manner of giving or sending forth: the pitcher's fine delivery of the ball. 1
- noun plural deliveries the state of being delivered of or giving birth to a child; parturition. 1
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Origin of deliveries
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English delyvere, delyvery < Anglo-French delivrée, noun use of feminine past participle of delivrer to deliver, with suffix assimilated to -ery
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Parts of speech for Deliveries
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
deliveries popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
deliveries usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deliveries
noun deliveries
- supplies — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
Antonyms for deliveries
noun deliveries
- captures — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- confinements — Plural form of confinement.
- holds — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
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