delivery
The act of conveying somethingThe act of conveying something.
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» Is there a delivery charge?
Доставка платная? — marafon
За доставку взимается плата? — odexed
Доставка платна? — deniko
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Examples
195 sentencesIs there a delivery charge?
Доставка платна? — deniko
ruДоставка платная? — marafon
Please send this by special delivery.
deBitte verschicken Sie das als Eilsendung. — Esperantostern
Can you make it special delivery?
Meaning
11 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of conveying something.
The delivery was completed by four.
delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
Lieferung
доста́вкаdostávka, поста́вкаpostávka, разво́зкаrazvózka
доста́вкаdostávka
(countable, uncountable)The act or process of a mother giving birth.
Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
The delivery was painful.
Entbindung, Geburt
ро́дыródy, рожде́ниеroždénije
ро́диródy, поло́гиpolóhy, наро́дженняnaródžennja
the event of giving birth
(countable, uncountable)The manner of speaking or singing.
The actor's delivery was flawless.
More meanings 8
(countable, uncountable)The administration of a drug.
drug delivery system
(countable, uncountable)The item which has been conveyed.
Your delivery is on the table.
Lieferung
(countable, uncountable)A pitching motion.
His delivery has a catch in it.
(countable, uncountable)A thrown pitch.
Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
(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
Origin
From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
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Forms
plural: deliveries| Singular | delivery |
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regular
Synonyms
13 synonyms- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail):bringing
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally:manner of speakingspeech
- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another:liverylegal transfer
- the 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:pitch
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger:rescuedeliverancesaving
- the act of delivering a child:obstetrical delivery
Word family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.