delivery
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delivery
- /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/ Australia, Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪvəɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
noun deliveries
- The act of conveying something. The delivery was completed by four.
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The item which has been conveyed.
Your delivery is on the table.
Similar: consignment
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The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
Similar: childbirth, parturition
- A pitching motion. His delivery has a catch in it.
- A thrown pitch. Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
- The manner of speaking or singing. The actor's delivery was flawless.
- The administration of a drug. drug delivery system
- A ball bowled.
- The process of throwing a stone.
- Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deliverance, bringing, rescue, saving, speech, livery, pitch, legal transfer, obstetrical delivery, delivering, deliverable, deployment, handover, forwarding, provisioning, livraison
Translations
Every language
noun act of conveying something
| Español | entrega (a domicilio), reparto, delivery |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배달 baedal |
| 日本語 | 配達 haitatsu, 引き渡し hikiwatashi, 伝送 densō |
| 中文 | 投遞 /投递 tóudì, 傳遞 /传递 chuándì, 交貨 /交货 jiāohuò, 遞送 /递送 dìsòng |
| Português | entrega |
| Français | livraison |
| Deutsch | Lieferung |
| Italiano | consegna, distribuzione |
| Ελληνικά | παράδοση parádosi, επίδοση epídosi |
| Română | livrare |
| Русский | доста́вка dostávka, поста́вка postávka, разво́зка razvózka, заво́з zavóz |
| العربية | تَوْصِيل tawṣīl, تَسْلِيم taslīm, تَوْزِيع tawzīʕ |
| עברית | שְׁלִיחָה sh'likhá, מְסִירָה m'sirá, הוֹבָלָה hovalá |
noun item which has been conveyed
| Español | entrega |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 배달물 baedalmul |
| 日本語 | 配達物 haitatsubutsu |
| Português | entrega |
| Deutsch | Lieferung |
| עברית | מִשְׁלוֹחַ mishloákh |
noun act of giving birth
| Español | parto, alumbramiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 분만 bunman, 해산 haesan, 출산 chulsan |
| 日本語 | 分娩 bunben, 出産 shussan, お産 osan |
| 中文 | 出生 chūshēng, 分娩 fēnmiǎn, 生產 /生产 shēngchǎn, 娩 miǎn |
| हिन्दी | प्रसूति prasūti |
| Português | parto |
| Français | accouchement, parturition, naissance |
| Deutsch | Entbindung, Geburt |
| Italiano | parto |
| Ελληνικά | γέννα génna |
| Русский | ро́ды ródy, рожде́ние roždénije |
| العربية | مَخَاض maḵāḍ, وَضْع waḍʕ, وِلَادَة wilāda |
| עברית | לידה \ לֵדָה leidá |
noun pitching motion
| 한국어 | 투구법 tugubeop |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 投球法 tōkyūhō |
| Português | lançamento |
noun manner of speaking
| Español | impartición |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 말솜씨 malsomssi |
| 日本語 | 話し方 hanashikata, 弁舌 benzetsu |
| Français | élocution, débit |
| العربية | إِلْقَاء ʔilqāʔ |
noun administration of a drug
| Português | administração |
|---|---|
| Français | administration |
Talk about this word "delivery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delivery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. delivery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delivery "delivery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delivery.Cite this
@misc{delivery_2026,
title = {delivery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delivery},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
