Meanings
plural deliveries
- countableuncountableThe act of conveying something.
The delivery was completed by four.
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delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
- countableuncountableThe item which has been conveyed.
Your delivery is on the table.
Synonyms: consignment
- countableuncountablemedicineThe act or process of a mother giving birth.
The delivery was painful.
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Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
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.
2011, Bethesda, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, scene: From the in-game book BeggarSynonyms: childbirth, parturition
- countableuncountableball gamesA pitching motion.
His delivery has a catch in it.
- countableuncountableball gamesA thrown pitch.
Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
- countableuncountableThe manner of speaking or singing.
The actor's delivery was flawless.
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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.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLCHalf 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
2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name) - countableuncountableball gamesThe process of throwing a stone.
- countableuncountablebiologyProcess of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- countableuncountableball gamesA 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.
2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe item which has been conveyed.
nounThe act or process of a mother giving birth.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
nounyour characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
nounthe voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
nounthe act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
nounrecovery or preservation from loss or danger
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchdelivrer
- Middle Englishdeliveri
- Englishdelivery
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τοκετός
- τοκετός (toketós)act of giving birth
Arabic تَوْصِيل, تَسْلِيم
- تَوْصِيل (tawṣīl)act of conveying something
- تَسْلِيم (taslīm)act of conveying something
- تَوْزِيع (tawzīʕ)act of conveying something
- مَخَاض (maḵāḍ)act of giving birth
- وَضْع (waḍʕ)act of giving birth
- وِلَادَة (wilāda)act of giving birth
- إِلْقَاء (ʔilqāʔ)manner of speaking
Bulgarian доста́вка, доста́вка
- доста́вка (dostávka)act of conveying something
- доста́вка (dostávka)item which has been conveyed
- ра́ждане (ráždane)act of giving birth
Catalan lliurament, entrega
- lliuramentact of conveying something
- entregaact of conveying something
Chinese Mandarin 投遞 /投递, 傳遞 /传递
- 投遞 /投递 (tóudì)act of conveying something
- 傳遞 /传递 (chuándì)act of conveying something
- 交貨 /交货 (jiāohuò)act of conveying something
- 遞送 /递送 (dìsòng)act of conveying something
- 出生 (chūshēng)act of giving birth
- 分娩 (fēnmiǎn)act of giving birth
- 生產 /生产 (shēngchǎn)act of giving birth
- 娩 (miǎn)act of giving birth
Czech doručení, zásilka
- doručeníact of conveying something
- zásilkaitem which has been conveyed
- porodact of giving birth
- přednesmanner of speaking
- podáníadministration of a drug
Danish leverance, indlevering
- leveranceact of conveying something
- indleveringact of conveying something
- udleveringact of conveying something
- leveringact of conveying something
- leveranceitem which has been conveyed
- leveringitem which has been conveyed
- nedkomstact of giving birth
- kastpitching motion
- afleveringpitching motion
- kastthrown pitch
- afleveringthrown pitch
- fremførelsemanner of speaking
Dutch levering, bevalling
- leveringact of conveying something
- bevallingact of giving birth
- verlossingact of giving birth
- geboorteact of giving birth
Esperanto akuŝo
- akuŝoact of giving birth
Estonian tarne, saadetis
- tarneact of conveying something
- saadetisitem which has been conveyed
Finnish toimitus, lähetys
- toimitusact of conveying something
- lähetysitem which has been conveyed
- synnytysact of giving birth
- syöttöpitching motion
- syöttöthrown pitch
- äänenkäyttömanner of speaking
- annosteluadministration of a drug
French livraison, accouchement
- livraisonact of conveying something
- accouchementact of giving birth
- parturitionact of giving birth
- naissanceact of giving birth
- élocutionmanner of speaking
- débitmanner of speaking
- administrationadministration of a drug
German Lieferung, Lieferung
- Lieferungact of conveying something
- Lieferungitem which has been conveyed
- Entbindungact of giving birth
- Geburtact of giving birth
Greek παράδοση, επίδοση
- παράδοση (parádosi)act of conveying something
- επίδοση (epídosi)act of conveying something
- γέννα (génna)act of giving birth
Hebrew שְׁלִיחָה, מְסִירָה
- שְׁלִיחָה (sh'likhá)act of conveying something
- מְסִירָה (m'sirá)act of conveying something
- הוֹבָלָה (hovalá)act of conveying something
- מִשְׁלוֹחַ (mishloákh)item which has been conveyed
- לידה \ לֵדָה (leidá)act of giving birth
Hindi प्रसूति
- प्रसूति (prasūti)act of giving birth
Hungarian átadás, kézbesítés
- átadásact of conveying something
- kézbesítésact of conveying something
- kiszállításact of conveying something
- házhoz vitelact of conveying something
- leszállításact of conveying something
- szállításact of conveying something
- küldeményitem which has been conveyed
- szállítmányitem which has been conveyed
- csomagitem which has been conveyed
- szülésact of giving birth
- világra hozásact of giving birth
- világra hozatalact of giving birth
Indonesian ongkir, pelahiran
- ongkiract of conveying something
- pelahiranact of giving birth
Italian consegna, distribuzione
- consegnaact of conveying something
- distribuzioneact of conveying something
- partoact of giving birth
Japanese 配達, 引き渡し
- 配達 (haitatsu)act of conveying something
- 引き渡し (hikiwatashi)act of conveying something
- 伝送 (densō)act of conveying something
- 配達物 (haitatsubutsu)item which has been conveyed
- 分娩 (bunben)act of giving birth
- 出産 (shussan)act of giving birth
- お産 (osan)act of giving birth
- 投球法 (tōkyūhō)pitching motion
- 投球 (tōkyū)thrown pitch
- 話し方 (hanashikata)manner of speaking
- 弁舌 (benzetsu)manner of speaking
Korean 배달, 배달물
- 배달 (baedal)act of conveying something
- 배달물 (baedalmul)item which has been conveyed
- 분만 (bunman)act of giving birth
- 해산 (haesan)act of giving birth
- 출산 (chulsan)act of giving birth
- 투구법 (tugubeop)pitching motion
- 투구 (tugu)thrown pitch
- 말솜씨 (malsomssi)manner of speaking
Latin puerperium
- puerperiumact of giving birth
Latvian piegāde, dzemdības
- piegādeact of conveying something
- dzemdībasact of giving birth
Malay kelahiran
- kelahiranact of giving birth
Norwegian Bokmål leveranse
- leveranseact of conveying something
Persian تولد, زایمان
- تولد (tavallod)act of giving birth
- زایمان (zâymân)act of giving birth
Polish dostawa, dostawa
- dostawaact of conveying something
- dostawaitem which has been conveyed
- poródact of giving birth
Portuguese entrega, entrega
- entregaact of conveying something
- entregaitem which has been conveyed
- partoact of giving birth
- lançamentopitching motion
- administraçãoadministration of a drug
Romanian livrare
- livrareact of conveying something
Russian доста́вка, поста́вка
- доста́вка (dostávka)act of conveying something
- поста́вка (postávka)act of conveying something
- разво́зка (razvózka)act of conveying something
- заво́з (zavóz)act of conveying something
- ро́ды (ródy)act of giving birth
- рожде́ние (roždénije)act of giving birth
Scottish Gaelic lìbhrigeadh, lìbhrigeadh
- lìbhrigeadhact of conveying something
- lìbhrigeadhitem which has been conveyed
- breithact of giving birth
- lìbhrigeadhmanner of speaking
Slovak doručenie, pôrod
- doručenieact of conveying something
- pôrodact of giving birth
- prednesmanner of speaking
Spanish entrega (a domicilio), reparto
- entrega (a domicilio)act of conveying something
- repartoact of conveying something
- deliveryact of conveying something
- entregaitem which has been conveyed
- partoact of giving birth
- alumbramientoact of giving birth
- imparticiónmanner of speaking
Swedish leverans, leverans
- leveransact of conveying something
- leveransitem which has been conveyed
- förlossningact of giving birth
Tamil பிரசவம்
- பிரசவம் (piracavam)act of giving birth
Turkish teslimat
- teslimatact of conveying something
Ukrainian доста́вка, ро́ди
- доста́вка (dostávka)act of conveying something
- ро́ди (ródy)act of giving birth
- поло́ги (polóhy)act of giving birth
- наро́дження (naródžennja)act of giving birth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with delivery
All rhymes →Cite this entry
delivery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delivery
“delivery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delivery. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delivery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delivery.
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