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• i get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time.
• leaflets have been delivered to every household.
• we promise to deliver within 48 hours.
• we deliver to our stores seven days a week.

deliver

Verb Forms

1. to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to
• I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time.
• Leaflets have been delivered to every household.
• We promise to deliver within 48 hours.
• We deliver to our stores seven days a week.

Extra Examples

• The company will deliver free of charge.
• The letter was delivered to his office.
• The package had been delivered by hand.
• You can either collect the goods or have them delivered.
2. to give or send information or ideas to somebody
• 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.
• Online training sessions are delivered directly to your desktop.
• Our courses are delivered via the internet.
3. 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.
• The jury finally delivered its verdict.

Extra Examples

• She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering.
• He delivered his lines confidently.
• The Court delivered its judgement earlier this month.
4. 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.
• She always delivers on her promises.
• If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired.
• The team delivered a stunning victory last night.
• Successive administrations have failed to deliver adequate funding for education.
• the failure of successive governments to deliver economic growth
• There have been major breakdowns in delivering services to elderly residents.

Extra Examples

• They said they'll do it, but do you really think they will be able to deliver?
• products that deliver on customer expectations
• Our aim is deliver high quality services everywhere and at all times.
• These changes will deliver real benefits for our customers.
• a company which consistently delivers value in its relationships with customers and consumers
5. to take somebody somewhere; to give somebody into somebody else's care or control
• She delivered the kids on time at their father's house.
• The taxi delivered us to our hotel.
• They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army.
6. 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.
7. to give birth to a baby
• The number of women delivering their babies in hospital increased.
• She was delivered of a healthy boy.
8. to throw or aim something
• He delivered the blow (= hit somebody hard) with all his force.
9. to rescue somebody from something bad
• SYNONYM save
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/save_2
• Deliver us from evil.
10. 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.
11. definite, because all the legal documents have been signed

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’.