Delivery

Noun CEFR B2

dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi

Definitions

The act of conveying something.
countable, uncountable
The item which has been conveyed.
countable, uncountable
The act or process of a mother giving birth.
countable, uncountable
A pitching motion.
countable, uncountable
A thrown pitch.
countable, uncountable
The manner of speaking or singing.
countable, uncountable
The administration of a drug.
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
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

41 more languages

العربيةإلقاء التسليم تسليمتوزيع توصيل صرف مخاض وضع ولادة

Azərbaycan diliçatdırılma

Беларускаянараджэнне

Българскидоставка раждане

Bosanskidodaci dostava dostavljanjedostavni isporuka liferacija porod predaja šalin достава доставни испорука поставка предаја

Catalàentrega lliurament

Češtinadodací dodávka doručenípodání porod rozvoz zásilka

Danskaflevering fremførelse kastlevering

Ελληνικάγέννα επίδοση ντελίβεριπαράδοση

Esperantoakuŝo

فارسیتولد زایمان

Suomiäänenkäyttö annostelu antojättö kuljetus lähetys synnytys syöttö toimitus ulosanti

Gàidhligbreith lìbhrigeadh

עבריתלידה מסירה משלוחשליחה

हिन्दीप्रसव प्रसूति

Hrvatskidodaci dostava dostavljanjedostavni isporuka liferacija porod predaja šalin достава доставни испорука поставка предаја

Magyaralkalmazás átadás bevételcsomag előadás kézbesítés kiszállítás küldemény szállítás szállítmány szülés

Հայերենառաքում ծննդաբերություն

Bahasa Indonesiakiriman ongkir pasokanpelahiran persalinan pesalin salin

Italianoconsegna distribuzione parto

日本語お産デリバリー伝送出産分娩分身弁舌引き渡し投球投球法産納付納入話し方配送配達配達物

한국어교부 말솜씨 배달배달물 배송 분만 전달 전송 출산 투구 투구법 해산

Kurdîbazar kast teslîm

Latinaexhibitio mancipatio partuspronuntiatio puerperium

Македонскидостава испорака пораѓањепратка

Bahasa Melayukelahiran

Nederlandsbevalling geboorte leveringverlossing

Polskibazar doręczenie dostawadostawczy dowóz poród przesłanka

Portuguêsadministração delivery entregalançamento parto

Românălivrare

Русскийдоставка завоз поставкаразво́зка роды рождение

Slovenčinapôrod

Slovenščinaporod

Српскиdodaci dostava dostavljanjedostavni isporuka liferacija porod predaja šalin достава доставни испорука поставка предаја

Svenskaförlossning leverans nedkomstsändning utförande utkörning

தமிழ்பிரசவம்

తెలుగుప్రసవం

ไทยอุทธรณ์

Türkçegönderi teslim teslimat

Українськадоста́вка народження передачапологи роди рознос

Examples

“The delivery was completed by four.”

“delivery of a nuclear missile to its target ⟳”

“Your delivery is on the table.”

“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.”

“His delivery has a catch ⟳ in it.”

“Here is the delivery; ... strike ⟳ three!”

“The actor's delivery was flawless.”

“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.”

“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”

“drug delivery system”

“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.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

delivery boy delivery confirmation delivery note delivery order delivery receipt delivery room

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