leveren

Leveren is a Dutch verb meaning to deliver, supply, or provide something to someone else. It can also mean to hand in a task or to yield results in a project. The verb is transitive and commonly used with a direct object; it can be put in passive voice as well, for example: Er wordt geleverd or De goederen worden geleverd op maandag.

Conjugation and forms: In the present tense, the forms are ik lever, jij levert, hij levert, wij leveren, jullie leveren, zij leveren. The simple past is leverde or leverden, depending on the subject. The past participle is geleverd, used in compound tenses such as hebben geleverd. The future form is zal leveren (or zullen leveren for plural subjects). The imperative is lever (informal) or levert u (formal).

Usage domains: In commerce and logistics, leveren mainly means to deliver goods or services to customers, with related terms such as levering (delivery), leveringsvoorwaarden (delivery terms), leveringsduur or levertijd (delivery time), and leveringsplicht (obligation to deliver). In service contexts, een dienst leveren means to provide a service. In project or research contexts, het project levert goede resultaten op (the project yields good results).

Noun and related terms: The noun levering denotes the act of delivering or the delivery itself. Related terms include leverancier (supplier) and leveringsbedrijf (delivery company). The word is of Germanic origin and is cognate with the German liefern; it is widely used in Dutch today, especially in commercial and logistical language.