verb

deliver

dih-LIV-er/dɪˈlɪvər/

To bring something to its intended recipient or completion.

The courier delivers the sealed package to the person at the doorway.

A courier hands a sealed package directly to the person waiting at a doorway.

Etymology

The pieces originally expressed setting free or releasing. A later sense, “hand over,” shifted the emphasis from freeing someone to transferring something to another person, leading to the modern meaning of bringing it to its recipient.

In context

TED presenter1:54

deliver digital services that work

How a start-up in the White House is changing business as usual | Haley Van Dyck

KauffmanTopOfMind presenter4:49

we want to deliver the programs that the entrepreneurs need.

KC Sourcelink, Entrepreneurial Resources | Kauffman Foundation, Thom Ruhe | Top of Mind Episode 25

More examples

Please deliver this package to the front desk.
The new software delivers the results we expected.
She delivered a short speech at the awards ceremony.

Forms

deliver · delivers · delivered · delivering

delivery noun — The act of bringing something to its recipient.

Similar words

bring: Emphasizes movement toward someone, without requiring an intended recipient.
transport: Emphasizes moving people or goods rather than completing a handoff.
provide: Emphasizes making something available rather than bringing it somewhere.