OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 10546

deliver

/dɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
liberar
To set free from restraint or danger.
The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.
dar a luz • parir
Senses having to do with birth.
she delivered a baby boy yesterday
deliverar • diñar • entregar • repartir
To bring or transport something to its destination.
deliver a package
deliver the mail
diñar • entregar
To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand.
deliver the thief to the police
dar • impartir • pronunciar
To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
The stories did not seem to me to touch life. […] They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on th…
deliver a speech
dar • pegar
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
shaking his head and delivering some show of tears
to deliver a blow