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English verb: deliver | |||
| 1. | deliver (communication) deliver (a speech, oration, or idea) | ||
| Samples | The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students. | ||
| Synonyms | present | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | speechify | ||
| 2. | deliver (contact) bring to a destination, make a delivery | ||
| Samples | Our local super market delivers. | ||
| Examples | They deliver the parcel to their parents | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring, convey, fetch, get | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | consign, discharge, drop, drop off, misdeliver, process, put down, serve, set down, swear out, unload | ||
| 3. | deliver (possession) to surrender someone or something to another | ||
| Samples | The guard delivered the criminal to the police. Render up the prisoners. Render the town to the enemy. Fork over the money. | ||
| Synonyms | fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bail, give away | ||
| 4. | deliver (social) free from harm or evil | ||
| Synonyms | rescue | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring through, carry through, pull through, save | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | relieve, reprieve, salvage, salve, save | ||
| 5. | deliver (social) hand over to the authorities of another country | ||
| Samples | They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there. | ||
| Synonyms | deport, extradite | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | repatriate | ||
| 6. | deliver (communication) pass down | ||
| Samples | Render a verdict. Deliver a judgment. | ||
| Synonyms | render, return | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across | ||
| 7. | deliver (communication) utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.) | ||
| Samples | The students delivered a cry of joy. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| 8. | deliver (social) save from sins | ||
| Synonyms | redeem, save | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Domain category | faith, organized religion, religion | ||
| 9. | deliver (possession) carry out or perform | ||
| Samples | Deliver an attack. Deliver a blow. The boxer drove home a solid left. | ||
| Synonyms | drive home | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | land | ||
| 10. | deliver (possession) relinquish possession or control over | ||
| Samples | The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in. | ||
| Synonyms | cede, give up, surrender | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gift, give, present | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sell, sign away, sign over, yield up | ||
| 11. | deliver (contact) throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball | ||
| Samples | The pitcher delivered the ball. | ||
| Synonyms | pitch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| 12. | deliver (body) cause to be born | ||
| Samples | My wife had twins yesterday!. | ||
| Synonyms | bear, birth, give birth, have | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bring forth, produce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bear, calve, carry, cub, drop, expect, farrow, fawn, foal, gestate, have a bun in the oven, have young, kitten, lamb, litter, pig, pup, twin, whelp | ||
| Entail | conceive | ||
| Verb group | bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven | ||
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