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deliver

 
 
/dɪˈlɪvər/ verb

Definition

TAKE [I, T] to take things such as letters, parcels, or goods to a person or place: They can deliver the sofa on Wednesday.
PROMISE [I, T] to achieve or do something that you have promised to do, or that people expect you to do: The company failed to deliver the high quality service that we expect.
deliver a speech/talk, etc to speak formally to a group of people: She delivered the speech on national TV.
deliver a baby to help take a baby out of its mother when it is being born → See also deliver/come up with the goods
(Definition of deliver verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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