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to deliver package

to deliver package

3 2.0
To take a package to a person or place and give it to them
  • phrasal verb
  • /dɪˈlɪvər ˈpækɪdʒ/
translation icon : entregar un paquete
  • The courier will deliver a package to your office by noon.
  • deliver packages by drone
  • deliver packages to the door
  • Service to deliver packages

Examples

  • Mr. Hunsecker, this was to be delivered to you personally.

    Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

  • Mr Everbone, Miss Campbell asked me to deliver this envelope directly to you.

    Eating Miss Campbell (2022)

  • We will find and deliver the package.

    Drive-Away Dolls (2024)

  • I sent a guy to deliver the package.

    Heat (1995)

  • The best day to deliver packages is Saturday, when people are home.

    Blog text (10)

  • And now you know the future of how Amazon will deliver packages by van.

  • I will give you $25,000 when you deliver the falcon to me... and another $25,000 later on.

    The Maltese Falcon (1941)

  • She was excited to receive the flowers that the delivery service would deliver in a few hours.

  • The company guarantees that they will deliver packages on the same day.

Synonyms

to send
vsto deliver package
∞ 1.0

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

specifies moving a parcel and completing the handover to someone
to deliver
vsto deliver package
933 1.0

To bring letters or goods to a person, a place

is about moving a parcel then giving it to the named recipient
to drop off
vsto deliver package
400 3.0

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

involves bringing an item and handing it directly to the recipient
to transport
vsto deliver package
377 1.4

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

focuses more on delivery that ends with handing the parcel over
to send out
vsto deliver package
376 1.8

Cause something to go to other people or places

is about a single parcel moved and handed to its recipient
to post
vsto deliver package
  • UK
127 1.0

To send a letter or package to someone by mail

covers handover to the recipient as the final step, not only posting
to ship out
vsto deliver package
20 3.5

To send goods to customers by mail or truck

also requires completing the transfer by giving the parcel to someone
to convey
vsto deliver package
18 3.5

To take people or things from one place to another

adds the final act of giving a parcel to a specific person
to express
vsto deliver package
9 3.3

To send something by a fast delivery service

is similar but does not necessarily stress speed, only handover completion
to send off
vsto deliver package
9 2.9

To post or email something to another place

adds the in-person handover aspect beyond mere sending or posting
to send away
vsto deliver package
6 1.9

Make something go to another place by post

emphasizes the final handover to the named recipient rather than just dispatch
to consign
vsto deliver package
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Send goods to a person or shop, often for sale

is narrower, stressing actual handover to the final recipient

Antonyms

to return
∞ 1.0

Give something back to its owner or the place it came from

How Direct

to deliver package
3 2.0
to send
∞ 1.0
to post
  • UK
127 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

deliver + package

The meaning is directly and predictably derived from combining 'deliver' (to carry and drop off) with 'package' (a parcel), so knowing the constituents gives the MWE meaning. This verb + object composition is a basic, cross-linguistically common pattern and would be immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Deliver package comes from the simple picture of a courier carrying a package to someone's door and handing it to them. So, it means 'to transport and hand over a parcel to the right person'.