Deliver
verb
To take something to a person or place.
The postman will deliver the letter tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- deliver a package
- deliver mail
verb
To do something or carry out something as promised or expected.
The team failed to deliver in the final match.
Often appears as...
- deliver a promise
- deliver results
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To assist a woman in giving birth to a baby.
The doctor delivered the baby at 3 a.m.
Often appears as...
- deliver a baby
- deliver twins
verb
To say something formally or officially, especially a speech or a verdict.
The judge delivered his verdict to the court.
Often appears as...
- deliver a verdict
- deliver a speech
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
verb
To take something to a person or place.
The postman will deliver the letter tomorrow.
Often appears as...
- deliver a package
- deliver mail
verb
To do something or carry out something as promised or expected.
The team failed to deliver in the final match.
Often appears as...
- deliver a promise
- deliver results
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To assist a woman in giving birth to a baby.
The doctor delivered the baby at 3 a.m.
Often appears as...
- deliver a baby
- deliver twins
verb
To say something formally or officially, especially a speech or a verdict.
The judge delivered his verdict to the court.
Often appears as...
- deliver a verdict
- deliver a speech
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Delivery
Refers to the physical movement of items from one location to another.
Can you deliver this package to Mr. Smith?
Pro Tip 2/2Timing Matters
Often implies delivering something by a specific time or deadline.
The caterer needs to deliver the food before 6 p.m.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Delivery
Refers to the physical movement of items from one location to another.
Can you deliver this package to Mr. Smith?
Pro Tip 2/2Timing Matters
Often implies delivering something by a specific time or deadline.
The caterer needs to deliver the food before 6 p.m.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Delivery
Refers to the physical movement of items from one location to another.
Can you deliver this package to Mr. Smith?
Pro Tip 2/2Timing Matters
Often implies delivering something by a specific time or deadline.
The caterer needs to deliver the food before 6 p.m.
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
and filter and reclaim and then we deliver them here to the wetlands before this was a wetland what was here just desert um and it's taken us really decades to create this and build it to what it is today and is that helpful for for replenishing the aquifers it is there's infiltration
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How does your brain...
But modulation networks are also activated that deliver endorphins and enkephalins, chemicals released when you're in pain or during extreme exercise, creating the runner's high. These chemical systems help regulate and reduce pain. All these networks and pathways work together
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What does the liver do?...
the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart, while the hepatic portal vein brings it from the intestine. This double delivery fills the liver with nutrients, that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants,
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Mick Mountz: What...
This company raised hundreds of millions of dollars with the notion that we will deliver grocery orders online. And it really came down to the fact that we couldn't do it cost effectively. Turns out e-commerce was something that was very hard and very costly.
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How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
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An ode to the millennial...
who's going to change it I mean you keep criticizing my generation forgetting who raised it you either accept us or you reject us but there's no way you're ever going to deliver that message the way you would dress us because you keep telling us to
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How the food you eat...
and even whether we were delivered by C-section or not. Diet, too, is emerging as one of the leading influences on the health of our guts. And while we can't control all these factors, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes
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The great conspiracy...
delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
pairs will make for life and will be seen stalking together when raising chicks when hunting they use their exceptionally long legs to strike their prey delivering a fatal blow with a single kick their kicks are indeed that
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Oxygen’s surprisingly...
Your vital organs, the gut, brain, bones, lungs, blood, and heart work together to sustain your life by delivering oxygen to tissues throughout your body.
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
and filter and reclaim and then we deliver them here to the wetlands before this was a wetland what was here just desert um and it's taken us really decades to create this and build it to what it is today and is that helpful for for replenishing the aquifers it is there's infiltration
Video examples
How does your brain...
But modulation networks are also activated that deliver endorphins and enkephalins, chemicals released when you're in pain or during extreme exercise, creating the runner's high. These chemical systems help regulate and reduce pain. All these networks and pathways work together
Video examples
What does the liver do?...
the hepatic artery delivers blood from the heart, while the hepatic portal vein brings it from the intestine. This double delivery fills the liver with nutrients, that it then sorts, processes and stores with the help of thousands of tiny internal processing plants,
Video examples
Mick Mountz: What...
This company raised hundreds of millions of dollars with the notion that we will deliver grocery orders online. And it really came down to the fact that we couldn't do it cost effectively. Turns out e-commerce was something that was very hard and very costly.
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
Even humans might benefit from the sting of a jellyfish one day. Scientists are working on manipulating cnidocytes to deliver medicine, with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful.
Video examples
An ode to the millennial...
who's going to change it I mean you keep criticizing my generation forgetting who raised it you either accept us or you reject us but there's no way you're ever going to deliver that message the way you would dress us because you keep telling us to
Video examples
How the food you eat...
and even whether we were delivered by C-section or not. Diet, too, is emerging as one of the leading influences on the health of our guts. And while we can't control all these factors, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes
Video examples
The great conspiracy...
delivering a passionate speech at Caesar's funeral days later that whipped the crowd into a frenzy of grief and anger. As a result, the liberators were forced out of Rome. The ensuing power vacuum led to a series of civil wars,
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
pairs will make for life and will be seen stalking together when raising chicks when hunting they use their exceptionally long legs to strike their prey delivering a fatal blow with a single kick their kicks are indeed that
Video examples
Oxygen’s surprisingly...
Your vital organs, the gut, brain, bones, lungs, blood, and heart work together to sustain your life by delivering oxygen to tissues throughout your body.
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Quote examples
Adele
English Singer
I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.
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Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I believe when you go out there, you have a responsibility to deliver. I have old-fashioned thinking when I'm out there.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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Joko Widodo
Indonesian Politician
For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.
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Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
Any passionate actor, if he is spoon-fed, will deliver.
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Miranda Lambert
American Musician
It's important I deliver a great show and a good time.
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Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
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Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
The universe can take quite a while to deliver.
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Stephen Colbert
American Comedian
I deliver my Truth hot and hard.
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Adele
English Singer
I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver.
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Donald Rumsfeld
American Politician
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don't tell him the truth. Others won't do it.
Quote examples
Jerry Lewis
American Comedian
I believe when you go out there, you have a responsibility to deliver. I have old-fashioned thinking when I'm out there.
Quote examples
Napoleon Bonaparte
French Statesman
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
Quote examples
Joko Widodo
Indonesian Politician
For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.
Quote examples
Harshvardhan Rane
Indian Actor
Any passionate actor, if he is spoon-fed, will deliver.
Quote examples
Miranda Lambert
American Musician
It's important I deliver a great show and a good time.
Quote examples
Theodor W. Adorno
German Philosopher
Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
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Desmond Tutu
South African Leader
The universe can take quite a while to deliver.
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Stephen Colbert
American Comedian
I deliver my Truth hot and hard.
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