Direction.
Each of the following sentences is followed by four words or group of words. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word or group of words.
The Chairman will come here at 5 p.m. to_____ a lecture.
attain
speak
talk
deliver
Correct Answer :
D. deliver
Deliver is used in the following senses. If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there. For example: The postman delivers letters at our homes. When you deliver what you have promised to do or make, you do it or make it. For example: The manager promised to get ads but failed to deliver. If you deliver A into Bs care, you give B responsibility for A. For example: 11cr mother delivered her to me before she (her mother) died. If you give a lecture or speech in public, you deliver it. [The given question has this usage.] When you deliver a baby, you help the woman who is giving birth to the baby. If A delivers a blow to B, A hits B. If someone delivers you from something, he rescues or saves you from it.
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