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- pronunciation:
- d
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
delivers, delivering, delivered |
| definition 1: |
to send or bring (something) to an intended destination or recipient.
The post office delivers mail every day but Sunday.He makes money delivering pizza on the weekends.
- synonyms:
- bring, convey, distribute, supply, transmit
- similar words:
- bear, carry, dispense, furnish, give, provide, send, transfer, transport
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| definition 2: |
to voice.
He delivered a rousing speech.- synonyms:
- give, present
- similar words:
- articulate, broadcast, communicate, declare, express, render, say, state, transmit, voice
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| definition 3: |
to help give birth to.
The doctor delivered three babies in the hospital that night. |
| definition 4: |
to give birth to.
She delivered a baby boy yesterday.
- synonyms:
- bear, procreate, produce
- similar words:
- create, generate, reproduce
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| definition 5: |
to set free, release, or save.
Food arrived to deliver them from their suffering.She hoped that the professor could deliver her from her confusion.- synonyms:
- free, release, save
- similar words:
- disburden, emancipate, help, liberate, protest, redeem, relieve, rescue
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| definition 6: |
to direct or hurl.
She delivered a blow to his jaw.- synonyms:
- deal, hurl, launch, throw
- similar words:
- administer, aim, direct, give, inflict, pitch, project, strike
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| related words: |
absolve, allocate, allot, bring, check, deal, exchange, hand, pass, recite, release, save, serve |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to produce something desired or expected.
He delivered on his promise.- similar words:
- produce, provide
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| definition 2: |
to give birth.
- synonyms:
- bear, procreate
- similar words:
- create, reproduce
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| definition 3: |
to make a delivery.
- similar words:
- carry, haul, transfer
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| related words: |
deal, yield |
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| derivations: |
deliverable (adj.), deliverer (n.) |
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