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delivery en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The act of conveying something.
- delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
- The delivery was completed by four.
(countable, uncountable) The item which has been conveyed.
- Your delivery is on the table.
(countable, uncountable) The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
- The delivery was painful.
- During pregnancy, the Queen had been more than twice as wide as she was tall, and the act of delivery took three months and six days after it had begun. 2011, Bethesda, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, scene: From the in-game book Beggar:
(countable, uncountable) A pitching motion.
- His delivery has a catch in it.
(countable, uncountable) A thrown pitch.
- Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
(countable, uncountable) The manner of speaking or singing.
- I shall not tell what Dr. Coutras related to me in his words, but in my own, for I cannot hope to give at second hand any impression of his vivacious delivery. 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
- The actor's delivery was flawless.
- Half of the comedy in West’s self-deprecating appearance on “Mr. Plow” comes from the veteran actor’s purring, self-satisfied delivery as he tells a deeply unnerved Bart and Lisa of the newfangled, less groovy cinematic Batman 2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
(countable, uncountable) The administration of a drug.
- drug delivery system
(countable, uncountable) A ball bowled.
(countable, uncountable) The process of throwing a stone.
(countable, uncountable) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
(countable, uncountable) A cross or pass
- The win was secured with another moment of significance four minutes from time when captain Harry Kane, who had once again struggled to influence the game, headed in from substitute Jack Grealish's perfect delivery for his first goal of Euro 2020. 2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
deliveries	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (190)

ar تَسْلِيم (act of conveying something) · cs podání (administration of a drug) · da leverance (act of conveying something) · gd lìbhrigeadh (manner of speaking) · de Lieferung (act of conveying something) · ja 引き渡し (act of conveying something) · cs zásilka (item which has been conveyed) · de Geburt (act of giving birth) · grc τοκετός (act of giving birth) · sk doručenie (act of conveying something) · cmn 分娩 (act of giving birth) · sv leverans (item which has been conveyed) · nrf accouochement (act of giving birth) · da leverance (item which has been conveyed) · ar إِلْقَاء (manner of speaking) · ru заво́з (act of conveying something) · es reparto (act of conveying something) · ru ро́ды (act of giving birth) · el επίδοση (act of conveying something) · ru поста́вка (act of conveying something) · ko 말솜씨 (manner of speaking) · es alumbramiento (act of giving birth) · hu bevétel (administration of a drug) · hu csomag (item which has been conveyed) · da foredrag (manner of speaking) · hy առաքում (act of conveying something) · be нараджэ́нне (act of giving birth) · es impartición (manner of speaking) · da fremførelse (manner of speaking) · ja お産 (act of giving birth) · da nedkomst (act of giving birth) · ro livrare (act of conveying something) · ja 弁舌 (manner of speaking) · ja 投球法 (pitching motion) · ang tēam (act of giving birth) · ja 話し方 (manner of speaking) · da aflevering (pitching motion) · bg доста́вка (item which has been conveyed) · tg таваллуд (act of giving birth) · es delivery (act of conveying something) · et saadetis (item which has been conveyed) · pt parto (act of giving birth) · tg зоймон (act of giving birth) · sv förlossning (act of giving birth) · pt entrega (item which has been conveyed) · fa تولد (act of giving birth) · cmn 傳遞 /传递 (act of conveying something) · cmn 生產 /生产 (act of giving birth) · et tarne (act of conveying something) · gl entrega (act of conveying something) · hu beadás (administration of a drug) · ja 伝送 (act of conveying something) · mk испорака (act of conveying something) · cmn 出生 (act of giving birth) · ar وَضْع (act of giving birth) · hu kiszállítás (act of conveying something) · fi toimitus (act of conveying something) · cs doručení (act of conveying something) · hu alkalmazás (administration of a drug) · cmn 投遞 /投递 (act of conveying something) · cmn 交貨 /交货 (act of conveying something) · es entrega (a domicilio) (act of conveying something) · ja 出産 (act of giving birth) · fr parturition (act of giving birth) · el παράδοση (act of conveying something) · gd lìbhrigeadh (act of conveying something) · te ప్రసవం (act of giving birth) · ca entrega (act of conveying something) · ko 배달물 (item which has been conveyed) · sl porod (act of giving birth) · fr élocution (manner of speaking) · sl dostava (act of conveying something) · sh dȍstava (act of conveying something) · ru доста́вка (act of conveying something) · he הוֹבָלָה (act of conveying something) · ar تَوْزِيع (act of conveying something) · hu szállítás (act of conveying something) · lv dzemdības (act of giving birth) · sv leverans (act of conveying something) · hu szülés (act of giving birth) · he מְסִירָה (act of conveying something) · mk пораѓање (act of giving birth) · fi synnytys (act of giving birth) · id pelahiran (act of giving birth) · be даста́ўка (act of conveying something) · nl geboorte (act of giving birth) · pl dostawa (act of conveying something) · pt entrega (act of conveying something) · da aflevering (thrown pitch) · nn leveranse (act of conveying something) · la puerperium (act of giving birth) · ca lliurament (act of conveying something) · fi syöttö (pitching motion) · ko 해산 (act of giving birth) · ar وِلَادَة (act of giving birth) · hu világra hozatal (act of giving birth) · ja 配達 (act of conveying something) · ar تَوْصِيل (act of conveying something) · de Lieferung (item which has been conveyed) · he לידה \ לֵדָה (act of giving birth) · pt lançamento (pitching motion) · hu házhoz vitel (act of conveying something) · hu tolmácsolás (manner of speaking) · fa زایمان (act of giving birth) · ast entrega (act of conveying something) · nl levering (act of conveying something) · sk prednes (manner of speaking) · nl bevalling (act of giving birth) · uk доста́вка (act of conveying something) · hy ծննդաբերություն (act of giving birth) · cs přednes (manner of speaking) · id ongkir (act of conveying something) · fr administration (administration of a drug) · da levering (act of conveying something) · ja 配達物 (item which has been conveyed) · da kast (thrown pitch) · sh до̏става (act of conveying something) · fi lähetys (item which has been conveyed) · cmn 娩 (act of giving birth) · ja 分娩 (act of giving birth) · hu küldemény (item which has been conveyed) · ta பிரசவம் (act of giving birth) · da udlevering (administration of a drug) · sk pôrod (act of giving birth) · mk пратка (item which has been conveyed) · ja 投球 (thrown pitch) · fr débit (manner of speaking) · ko 배달 (act of conveying something) · fi annostelu (administration of a drug) · cmn 遞送 /递送 (act of conveying something) · nl verlossing (act of giving birth) · mk достава (act of conveying something) · ru разво́зка (act of conveying something) · sh pòrod (act of giving birth) · it consegna (act of conveying something) · eo akuŝo (act of giving birth) · fi äänenkäyttö (manner of speaking) · hu előadásmód (manner of speaking) · es entrega (item which has been conveyed) · nb leveranse (act of conveying something) · it distribuzione (act of conveying something) · da kast (pitching motion) · hu előadás (manner of speaking) · hi प्रसूति (act of giving birth) · ko 투구 (thrown pitch) · it parto (act of giving birth) · ko 출산 (act of giving birth) · lv piegāde (act of conveying something) · fi syöttö (thrown pitch) · ms kelahiran (act of giving birth) · sh ȉsporuka (act of conveying something) · uk наро́дження (act of giving birth) · tr teslimat (act of conveying something) · ar مَخَاض (act of giving birth) · fr livraison (act of conveying something) · hu kézbesítés (act of conveying something) · hu világra hozás (act of giving birth) · gd breith (act of giving birth) · de Entbindung (act of giving birth) · he שְׁלִיחָה (act of conveying something) · ru рожде́ние (act of giving birth) · pt administração (administration of a drug) · hu leszállítás (act of conveying something) · ko 분만 (act of giving birth) · gd lìbhrigeadh (item which has been conveyed) · bg ра́ждане (act of giving birth) · ko 투구법 (pitching motion) · pl poród (act of giving birth) · fr accouchement (act of giving birth) · uk ро́ди (act of giving birth) · he מִשְׁלוֹחַ (item which has been conveyed) · hu átadás (act of conveying something) · sh по̀род (act of giving birth) · az çatdırılma (act of conveying something) · da udlevering (act of conveying something) · sh и̏спорука (act of conveying something) · da indlevering (act of conveying something) · sh pȍrođāj (act of giving birth) · cs porod (act of giving birth) · hy առաքում (item which has been conveyed) · da levering (item which has been conveyed) · fr naissance (act of giving birth) · sh по̏рођа̄ј (act of giving birth) · es parto (act of giving birth) · uk поло́ги (act of giving birth) · be ро́ды (act of giving birth) · el γέννα (act of giving birth) · hu szállítmány (item which has been conveyed) · pl dostawa (item which has been conveyed) · bg доста́вка (act of conveying something)

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