English dictionary
delivery
nounPronunciation
dɪˈlɪv(ə)ɹi
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of delivering a child
noun
- recovery or preservation from loss or danger
noun
- 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
noun
- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
noun
- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
noun
- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
noun
- the event of giving birth
Example sentences
work is the deliverance of mankind
a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
his reluctant delivery of bad news
his manner of speaking was quite abrupt
her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech
she had a difficult delivery