📒 to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to
- deliver something I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time.
- deliver something to somebody/something Leaflets have been delivered to every household.
- deliver (to somebody/something) We promise to deliver within 48 hours.
📒 to give or send information or ideas to somebody
- deliver something Let me deliver the good news first.
- The video delivers a clear message about road safety.
- Essentially, Web designers must deliver content simply and effectively.
📒 to give a speech, talk, performance, etc. or to make an official statement
- She will deliver a major speech on foreign policy tomorrow.
- to deliver an address/a lecture/a sermon
- The cast delivered the performances of a lifetime.
📒 to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to
- He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver.
- deliver on something She always delivers on her promises.
- deliver something If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired.
📒 to take somebody somewhere; to give somebody into somebody else's care or control
- deliver somebody She delivered the kids on time at their father's house.
- deliver somebody to somebody/something The taxi delivered us to our hotel.
- deliver somebody (up/over) (to somebody/something) They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army.
📒 to help a woman to give birth to a baby
- The baby was delivered by Caesarean section.
- The baby was delivered safely on Tuesday night.
📒 to give birth to a baby
- deliver something The number of women delivering their babies in hospital increased.
- be delivered of something (formal) She was delivered of a healthy boy.
📒 to throw or aim something
- He delivered the blow (= hit somebody hard) with all his force.
📒 to rescue somebody from something bad
📒 to do what you have promised to do or what people expect or want you to do
- We expected great things of the England team, but on the day they simply failed to deliver the goods.
📒 definite, because all the legal documents have been signed