{
    "term": "deliver",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "deliver",
            "heSheIt": "delivers"
        },
        "pastSimple": "delivered",
        "pastParticiple": "delivered",
        "ingForm": "delivering"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to take goods, letters, etc. to the person or people they have been sent to",
            "sensetop": "deliver somethingdeliver something to somebody/somethingdeliver (to somebody/something)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I get my food delivered from the supermarket to save time.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Leaflets have been delivered to every household.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We promise to deliver within 48 hours.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver (to somebody/something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We deliver to our stores seven days a week."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company will deliver free of charge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The letter was delivered to his office."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The package had been delivered by hand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can either collect the goods or have them delivered."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Shopping"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["free of charge", "by hand", "personally"],
                "preposition": ["to", "by", "via"],
                "phrases": ["have something delivered"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to give or send information or ideas to somebody",
            "sensetop": "deliver somethingdeliver something to somebody/somethingdeliver something via something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Let me deliver the good news first.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The video **delivers a** clear **message** about road safety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Essentially, Web designers must deliver content simply and effectively."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Online training sessions are delivered directly to your desktop.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our courses are delivered via the internet.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something via something"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to give a speech, talk, performance, etc. or to make an official statement",
            "sensetop": "deliver something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She will deliver a major speech on foreign policy tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to deliver an address/a lecture/a sermon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cast delivered the performances of a lifetime."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jury finally delivered its verdict."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is due to deliver a lecture on genetic engineering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He delivered his lines confidently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Court delivered its judgement earlier this month."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to do what you promised to do or what you are expected to do; to produce or provide what people expect you to",
            "sensetop": "deliver on somethingdeliver somethingdeliver something to somebody",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has promised to finish the job by June and I am sure he will deliver."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always delivers on her promises.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you can't deliver improved sales figures, you're fired.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team delivered a stunning victory last night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Successive administrations have failed to deliver adequate funding for education."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the failure of successive governments to deliver economic growth"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There have been major breakdowns in **delivering services **to elderly residents.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They said they'll do it, but do you really think they will be able to deliver?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "products that deliver on customer expectations"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our aim is deliver high-quality services everywhere and at all times."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These changes will deliver real benefits for our customers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a company which consistently delivers value in its relationships with customers and consumers"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["consistently", "effectively", "efficiently"],
                "preposition": ["on"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to take somebody somewhere; to give somebody into somebody else's care or control",
            "sensetop": "deliver somebodydeliver somebody to somebody/somethingdeliver somebody (up/over) (to somebody/something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She delivered the kids on time at their father's house.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The taxi delivered us to our hotel.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver somebody to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They delivered their prisoner over to the invading army.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver somebody (up/over) (to somebody/something)"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to help a woman to give birth to a baby",
            "sensetop": "deliver a baby",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The baby was delivered by Caesarean section."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The baby was delivered safely on Tuesday night."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["safely", "by Caesarean", "by Caesarean section"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to give birth to a baby",
            "sensetop": "deliver somethingbe delivered of something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The number of women **delivering their babies** in hospital increased.",
                    "contextForm": "deliver something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was delivered of a healthy boy.",
                    "contextForm": "be delivered of something"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["safely", "by Caesarean", "by Caesarean section"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to throw or aim something",
            "sensetop": "deliver something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He **delivered the blow** *(= hit somebody hard)* with all his force."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to rescue somebody from something bad",
            "sensetop": "deliver somebody (from something)",
            "labels": "(old use)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Deliver us from evil."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "save"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do what you have promised to do or what people expect or want you to do",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We expected great things of the England team, but on the day they simply failed to deliver the goods."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "definite, because all the legal documents have been signed",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvə(r)/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/deliver__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvəz/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/delivers__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvəd/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/delivered__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/delivering__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvər/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/deliver__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvərz/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/delivers__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvərd/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/delivered__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈlɪvərɪŋ/",
                "audio": "de/deliver/delivering__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French delivrer, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + liberare ‘set free’."
}