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The ''Cambridge Dictionary'' says that to “[[deliver]]” is “to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:”<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deliver. Make your words meaningful{{tm}}.</ref> ''Merriam Webster'' says it means “to take and hand over to ''or leave for'' another”.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliver.</ref> The ''Collins Dictionary of British English'', in a rather modishly modern English format, tells us “If you deliver something somewhere, you ''take it there''.”<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/deliver.</ref> A bit more challengingly, the ''Lexico Oxford Dictionary'' says it means “Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address”. Oxford’s language suggests a “handing” from sender to recipient, though a commonsense application of delivery through a letterbox says the only “hands” involved are | The ''Cambridge Dictionary'' says that to “[[deliver]]” is “to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:”<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/deliver. Make your words meaningful{{tm}}.</ref> ''Merriam Webster'' says it means “to take and hand over to ''or leave for'' another”.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliver.</ref> The ''Collins Dictionary of British English'', in a rather modishly modern English format, tells us “If you deliver something somewhere, you ''take it there''.”<ref>https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/deliver.</ref> A bit more challengingly, the ''Lexico Oxford Dictionary'' says it means “Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address”. Oxford’s language suggests a “handing” from sender to recipient, though a commonsense application of delivery through a letterbox says the only “hands” involved are the sender′s. An [[agent]] for the recipient does not need to be there; just that the notice is conveyed to the appointed place. It is no good refusing to answer the door, hiding behind the sofa or blocking up your letter box with Araldite: if the sender’s [[agent]] brings a notice to your designated address, even by regular post, the sender has “[[deliver]]ed” it. | ||
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The Cambridge Dictionary says that to “deliver” is “to take goods, letters, parcels, etc. to people's houses or places of work:”[1] Merriam Webster says it means “to take and hand over to or leave for another”.[2] The Collins Dictionary of British English, in a rather modishly modern English format, tells us “If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.”[3] A bit more challengingly, the Lexico Oxford Dictionary says it means “Bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address”. Oxford’s language suggests a “handing” from sender to recipient, though a commonsense application of delivery through a letterbox says the only “hands” involved are the sender′s. An agent for the recipient does not need to be there; just that the notice is conveyed to the appointed place. It is no good refusing to answer the door, hiding behind the sofa or blocking up your letter box with Araldite: if the sender’s agent brings a notice to your designated address, even by regular post, the sender has “delivered” it.