"redeliver" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɹiːdɪˈlɪvə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-redeliver.wav Forms: redelivers [present, singular, third-person], redelivering [participle, present], redelivered [participle, past], redelivered [past]
Etymology: From re- + deliver. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|deliver}} re- + deliver Head templates: {{en-verb}} redeliver (third-person singular simple present redelivers, present participle redelivering, simple past and past participle redelivered)
  1. To give back; to return (something).
    Sense id: en-redeliver-en-verb-5g2qkwLl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 31 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 26 28 23 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 23 25
  2. To deliver (a letter, parcel, etc.) again.
    Sense id: en-redeliver-en-verb-exMOcC~N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 31 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 26 28 23 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 23 25
  3. To deliver or liberate again.
    Sense id: en-redeliver-en-verb-CMvBQ5T8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 31 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 26 28 23 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 23 25
  4. (obsolete) To report; to deliver the answer of. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-redeliver-en-verb-bpRDYfLq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 34 31 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 26 28 23 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 28 24 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 25 23 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: redelivery

Inflected forms

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