Definition of "deliver" in English

verb

1. To set free from restraint or danger.

   • The hostage was delivered from her captors and thus preserved from any danger.

2. (process) Senses having to do with birth.

3. To free from or disburden of anything.

4. To bring or transport something to its destination.

   • deliver a package
   • deliver the mail

5. To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.

   • deliver the thief to the police

6. (intransitive, transitive, informal) To produce what is expected or required.

   • deliver on a promise

7. To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

   • deliver a speech

8. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.

   • to deliver a blow

9. To discover; to show.

10. (medicine) To administer a drug.

adjective

1. (rare) Capable, agile, or active.