{"id":7542,"date":"2020-11-30T16:07:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=7542"},"modified":"2020-11-30T16:07:03","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T21:07:03","slug":"can-you-deliver-the-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/can-you-deliver-the-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you deliver the goods?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Happy Monday to all readers! How is it going? With the restrictions imposed by the pandemic and now with the latest black Friday, <\/span><b>delivery <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is definitely a trending word. Over the quarantine, this type of service has become increasingly popular worldwide, as it allows for people to have access to products and food without having to leave their homes. But the verb <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in English goes far beyond the delivery boy knocking on your door. In fact, there are several possible meanings for this very useful little word in the language. Did you know, for example, that President Joe Biden, once he takes office in January, will <\/span><b><i>deliver a speech<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">? And with that in mind, I wrote this text to show you guys the different fu<\/span>nctions of this word. How about starting the week with a vocabulary boost? Time to deliver the goods!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7543\" style=\"width: 462px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7543\" class=\" wp-image-7543\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/businessman-2108029_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/businessman-2108029_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/businessman-2108029_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goods being delivered (Image by Mediamodifier from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>deliver as taking <\/b><b>goods<\/b><b> or <\/b><b>parcels<\/b><b> to a location<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">order<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is out for <\/span><b>delivery <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and will be with you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hortly.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">free<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">orders<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> over $50.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><b>delivery<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">van<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> just parked outside, maybe it\u2019s the vacuum cleaner we ordered online.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nowadays it is possible to have even medicine and groceries <\/span><b>delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to your doorstep.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7544\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7544\" class=\"wp-image-7544\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/baby-210194_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/baby-210194_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/baby-210194_640-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Baby being delivered (Image by Elo\u00edsa Garrido from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>deliver as giving <\/b><b>birth<\/b><b> or helping someone in the process<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My wife had a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">difficult<\/span> <b>delivery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, but everything turned out fine.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kate Middleton <\/span><b>delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a healthy baby boy in June.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Her third <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">child<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was <\/span><b>delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by a midwife.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Thompson <\/span><b>delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> all three of my <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">children.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>deliver as providing a service, having good results<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The airline is striving to<\/span><b> deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> higher-quality services for passengers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These new funds will allow hospitals to <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> better <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">health<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">care for its patients<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Most employees believe they can <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the best results working from home office<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although he holds an upper-management position, Oliver <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">just can\u2019t seem to <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>deliver as in give a speech, say something<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_7545\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7545\" class=\" wp-image-7545\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/people-3288119_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/people-3288119_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/people-3288119_640-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Politician delivering a speech (Image by Gr\u00e9gory ROOSE from Pixabay )<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">priest<\/span><b> delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> a fascinating sermon on the importance of forgiveness<i>.<\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">jury<\/span> <b>delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the verdict of guilty.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Minister of Finance is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">scheduled<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><b>deliver <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">speech<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on taxes next Monday.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The audience was amazed at how beautifully the actress<\/span><b> delivered<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> her lines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>BONUS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><b>idiom: deliver the goods &#8211; <\/b><b>keeping a promise and fulfilling your duties<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I wonder how the candidate will actually <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the goods on his <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">election<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">promises.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">government<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">failed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><b>deliver<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hiring this math tutor for our children didn\u2019t come cheap, but she really <\/span><b>delivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can count on this architect for the project, he really <\/span><b>delivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the goods.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, I hope I was able to deliver what I promised! Which of these expressions did you already know before? Are there any more meanings of <strong>deliver<\/strong> that you know? Leave your comments below! See you soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/people-3288119_640-350x233.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/people-3288119_640-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2020\/11\/people-3288119_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Happy Monday to all readers! How is it going? With the restrictions imposed by the pandemic and now with the latest black Friday, delivery is definitely a trending word. 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