Deliver vs. Send

Deliver vs. Send — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Deliver and Send

Deliververb

To set free from restraint or danger.

deliver a captive from the prison

Sendverb

(transitive) To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.

Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee.to send a message, or a letter

Deliververb

(process) To do with birth.

Sendverb

To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).

Deliververb

To assist in the birth of.

the doctor delivered the baby

Sendverb

To bring to a certain condition.

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Deliververb

To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).

the duchess was delivered of a sonthe doctor is expected to deliver her of a daughter tomorrow

Sendverb

(intransitive) To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message, or to do an errand.

Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once.

Deliververb

To give birth to.

she delivered a baby boy yesterday

Sendverb

To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to grant; sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.

Deliververb

To free from or disburden of anything.

Sendverb

(nautical) To pitch.

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Deliververb

To bring or transport something to its destination.

deliver a package;deliver the mail

Sendnoun

(telecommunications) An operation in which data is transmitted.

Deliververb

To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.

deliver the thief to the police

Sendnoun

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Deliververb

To produce what was expected or required.

Sendverb

cause to go somewhere;

The explosion sent the car flying in the airShe sent her children to campHe directed all his energies into his dissertation

Deliververb

To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

deliver a speech

Sendverb

to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place;

He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept

Deliververb

To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.

to deliver a blow

Sendverb

cause to be directed or transmitted to another place;

send me your latest resultsI'll mail you the paper when it's written

Deliververb

To discover; to show.

Sendverb

transport commercially

Deliververb

(obsolete) To admit; to allow to pass.

Sendverb

assign to a station

Deliververb

(medicine) To administer a drug.

Sendverb

transfer;

The spy sent the classified information off to Russia

Deliververb

deliver (a speech, oration, or idea);

The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students

Sendverb

cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution;

After the second episode, she had to be committedhe was committed to prison

Deliververb

bring to a destination, make a delivery;

our local super market delivers

Sendverb

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television;

We cannot air this X-rated song

Deliververb

to surrender someone or something to another;

the guard delivered the criminal to the policerender up the prisonersrender the town to the enemyfork over the money

Deliververb

free from harm or evil

Deliververb

hand over to the authorities of another country;

They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there

Deliververb

pass down;

render a verdictdeliver a judgment

Deliververb

utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.);

The students delivered a cry of joy

Deliververb

save from sins

Deliververb

carry out or perform;

deliver an attackdeliver a blowThe boxer drove home a solid left

Deliververb

relinquish possession or control over;

The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in

Deliververb

throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;

The pitcher delivered the ball

Deliververb

give birth (to a newborn);

My wife had twins yesterday!