hand-delivering

Carrying in person

Hand-delivering is bringing something directly to its recipient rather than sending it through mail or courier services.

The term emphasizes personal transport and often implies urgency, importance, or care: She insisted on hand-delivering the invitation herself.

Documents requiring signatures or sensitive materials are commonly hand-delivered.

courier

messenger

One who delivers communications

envelope · doorstep · recipient · signature · urgent · express · same-day · carrier · drop-off · pickup

diplomatic

envoy

Accredited diplomatic representative

sealed · confidential · credentials · emissary · treaty · summit · protocol · classified · secure · messenger

personal

in-person

Actually there, bodily

ceremony · gift-giving · directness · intimacy · sincerity · gesture · thoughtfulness · heartfelt · meaningful · emotional

legal

summons

Formal court notification

affidavit · bailiff · certified · witness · acknowledgment · filing · deadline · official · jurisdiction · compliance

Opposites
delivery method

hand-deliveringmailing

Sending via post

shipping · posting · emailing · faxing · wiring

directness of transfer

hand-deliveringdepositing

Placing for safekeeping

abandoning

Family

hand, deliver, hands, handed, handing, handy, handle, handily, handedness

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