- deliver something up to someone
- deliver something up† to someoneto render or yield something to someone. •
Will you please deliver the documents up to Jane?
•Will you please deliver up the documents to Jane?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
deliver something up to someone
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deliver — de·liv·er vt ered, er·ing: to transfer possession of (property) to another: put into the possession or exclusive control of another a deed must be deliver ed to be effective W. M. McGovern, Jr. et al. see also gift compare bail … Law dictionary
deliver — de|liv|er [ dı lıvər ] verb *** ▸ 1 take something/someone to place ▸ 2 give formal talk ▸ 3 provide something (promised) ▸ 4 in computing ▸ 5 help woman give birth ▸ 6 give someone a hard hit ▸ 7 free someone from situation ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deliver — de|liv|er W2S2 [dıˈlıvə US ər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take something somewhere)¦ 2 deliver a speech/lecture/address etc 3¦(do something you should do)¦ 4¦(baby)¦ 5¦(blow/shock etc)¦ 6 deliver a judgment/verdict 7¦(person)¦ 8¦(votes)¦ 9¦(make somebody free… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deliver */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈlɪvə(r)] / US [dɪˈlɪvər] verb Word forms deliver : present tense I/you/we/they deliver he/she/it delivers present participle delivering past tense delivered past participle delivered 1) [transitive] to take something, especially goods or… … English dictionary
deliver — [[t]dɪlɪ̱və(r)[/t]] ♦♦ delivers, delivering, delivered 1) VERB If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. [V n to n] The Canadians plan to deliver more food to southern Somalia... [V n] The spy returned to deliver a second batch of… … English dictionary
deliver — [13] To deliver something is etymologically to ‘set it free’. The word comes via Old French delivrer from late Latin dēlīberāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē and Latin līberāre ‘set free’, a derivative of the adjective… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
deliver — [13] To deliver something is etymologically to ‘set it free’. The word comes via Old French delivrer from late Latin dēlīberāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē and Latin līberāre ‘set free’, a derivative of the adjective… … Word origins
deliver a blow to sb — deliver a blow to sb/sth ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver … Financial and business terms
deliver a blow to sb/sth — ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver … Financial and business terms
deliver a blow to sth — deliver a blow to sb/sth ► to have a damaging effect on someone or something: »This move is going to continue to deliver a blow to the company and its position in the industry. Main Entry: ↑deliver … Financial and business terms
deliver — verb 1 TAKE STH SOMEWHERE (I) to take goods, letters etc to the place where they have been sent: Do you deliver on Saturdays? | deliver sth to: Could you deliver this letter to the accounts department? | have sth delivered: I m having some… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
