redeliver en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɹiːdɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deliver English redeliver From re- + deliver.
Meanings
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To give back; to return (something).
his father had then eigh[t] of our English men, many swords, peeces, and other tooles, which he had at seuerall times by trecherons murdering our men, taken from them, which though of no use to him, he would not redeliuer [...].
1615, Ralph Hamor, A True Discourse of the Present State of Virginia, Richmond, published 1957, pages 5–6:
- To deliver (a letter, parcel, etc.) again.
- To deliver or liberate again.
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(obsolete) To report; to deliver the answer of.
Shall I redeliver you e'en so?
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redelivered | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| redelivered | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| redelivers | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| redelivering | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |