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delivered

English translation: achieved as it has been promised

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English term or phrase:delivered
Selected answer:achieved as it has been promised
Entered by: Oliver Simões

22:17 Oct 13, 2021
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Government / Politics
English term or phrase: delivered
Boris Johnson is whipping up fears of rioting if Brexit is not delivered by 31 October.....


Any political background information as to the meaning of ''delivered'' in this context?
Is it the same literal meaning or with a different meaning in the Brexit context?
Ebrahim Mohammed
Germany
Local time: 14:23
achieved as it has been promised
Explanation:
deliver: to achieve or produce something that has been promised
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/deliv...
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Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:23
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4 +8achieved as it has been promised
Oliver Simões
4completed
Sarah Triboulet-L'Heureux


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
achieved as it has been promised


Explanation:
deliver: to achieve or produce something that has been promised
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/deliv...

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Hill
20 mins
agree  AllegroTrans
52 mins
agree  Tomasso: achieved, fulfilled , older vocabulary...
4 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly
6 hrs
agree  Nadja Wieser
7 hrs
agree  Mark Robertson
8 hrs
agree  Orkoyen (X)
11 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
completed


Explanation:
a project is delivered when it is completed; both terms are synonyms in this context.

Sarah Triboulet-L'Heureux
Canada
Local time: 07:23
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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