deliver

take goods / letters 1 ~ (sth) (to sb/sth) to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to; to take sb somewhere: [VN] Leaflets have been delivered to every household. * Do you have your milk delivered? * [V] We promise to deliver within 48 hours. give speech 2 [VN] to give a speech, talk, etc. or other official statement: She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering. * He delivered his lines confidently. * The jury finally delivered its verdict. keep promise 3 ~ (on sth) to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to: [V] He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver. * She always delivers on her promises. * [VN] 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 give to sb's control 4 [VN] ~ sb/sth (up / over) (to sb) (formal) to give sb/sth to sb else so that they are under this person's control: They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army. baby 5 [VN] ~ a baby to help a woman to give birth to a baby: The baby was delivered by Caesarean section. 6 [VN] be delivered of a baby (formal) to give birth to a baby: She was delivered of a healthy boy. throw 7 [VN] to throw or aim sth: He delivered the blow (= hit sb hard) with all his force. rescue 8 [VN] ~ sb (from sth) (old use) to rescue sb from sth bad: Deliver us from evil. IDIOMS see GOODS, SIGNv.