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to deliver

to deliver

933 1.0
To bring letters or goods to a person, a place
  • verb
  • /dɪˈlɪvər/
translation icon : entregar
  • They came here to deliver some stacks of bugs.
  • deliver mail
  • deliver a package
  • deliver medication

Basically, the car got delivered to the house.

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Examples

  • I'll read you this note which was delivered at 8:00 this morning.

    Dirty Harry (1971)

  • Someone on the other end gave him an address to deliver the van to.

    The Killer (2024)

  • - The money was delivered on time, job done.

    The Courier (2012)

  • Only the money was supposed to be delivered, not taken away.

    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

  • Hi, Kelly, Our men are delivering our dinner to us.

  • The contract is a contract to deliver rice as of that future date.

  • - Okay, I'll have it delivered tomorrow.

    Working Girls (1987)

  • I had to deliver packages, letters...all sorts of things.

    Piggy (2012)

  • Captain Sickels asks if you'll deliver this dispatch in Lordsburg the moment you arrive.

    Stagecoach (1939)

  • The delivery person arrived early to deliver the packages to the office.

Synonyms

to bring
vsto deliver
∞ 1.0

To take someone or something with you to a place

is focused on handing goods over at a destination rather than fetching
to send
vsto deliver
∞ 1.0

Make a letter, package, or email go to another person

is more focused on physical handover rather than any transmission
to drop off
vsto deliver
400 3.0

To take someone or something to a place and leave them there

covers that act but also includes handing items over officially
to transport
vsto deliver
377 1.4

To move people or goods from one place to another, often by vehicle

is narrower, focusing on handing goods to a person at a destination
to send out
vsto deliver
376 1.8

Cause something to go to other people or places

is the everyday single delivery of goods or letters rather than mass dispatch
to ship
vsto deliver
347 1.1

To send goods to another place, often by truck, plane or boat

is the everyday act of handing goods to a recipient rather than commercial transport
to send in
vsto deliver
241 2.3

To give something to an organization by mail or email

is about delivering items to a person or place, not formal submission
to ferry
vsto deliver
29 2.0

To carry people or goods across water regularly, often by boat

covers crossing by water but not the general act of handing over items
to truck
vsto deliver
  • US
28 2.6

To move goods by road in a large vehicle

is the broader act of handing items over regardless of vehicle used
to ship out
vsto deliver
20 3.5

To send goods to customers by mail or truck

is similar but includes single handovers, not only commercial dispatches
to convey
vsto deliver
18 3.5

To take people or things from one place to another

adds the idea of final handover to a person or place
to send off
vsto deliver
9 2.9

To post or email something to another place

implies physical handover to a recipient rather than mere transmission
to send away
vsto deliver
6 1.9

Make something go to another place by post

focuses more on the final handover at the destination
to deliver package
vsto deliver
3 2.0

To take a package to a person or place and give it to them

is the general act of moving items to a person or place
to consign
vsto deliver
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Send goods to a person or shop, often for sale

is broader, covering ordinary handover rather than formal commercial transfer
to airdrop
vsto deliver
1 4.1

To drop supplies or equipment from an aircraft by parachute

is the routine delivery to a person or address, not aerial drops

Antonyms

to collect
499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

to retrieve
226 3.7

To go and get something and bring it back, for example a dog bringing a ball

Idioms

to deliver the goods
  • Informal
4 3.9

To do what was promised and get the expected result

to deliver the message to Garcia
  • US
9.7

To start and finish a task without needing instructions or help

Phrasal Verbs

to deliver a speech
  • Formal
8 3.3

To give a formal talk to an audience

to deliver results
  • Jargon
3 3.7

Achieve the needed goal at work or in projects

to deliver package
3 2.0

To take a package to a person or place and give it to them

How Personal

to deliver
933 1.0
to drop off
400 3.0
to leave
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

deliver infinitive
delivered past
delivered past participle
delivering present participle
delivers third person singular

Etymology

Deliver comes from Latin de- 'from' and liberare 'to free' and grew to mean 'bring or give something to someone'. So when a postman delivers mail, he brings the items to the right person.