address

address: ad|dress¹ W2S2 [əˈdres US əˈdres, ˈædres] n

1.)

the details of the place where someone lives or works, that you use to send them letters, emails etc

▪ Please write your name and address on a postcard.

▪ What's your new address?

▪ I can give you the address of a good attorney.

home/private/website etc address

▪ My email address is on my business card.

▪ Please notify us of any change of address .

▪ I can't find my address book (=a book or place on a computer where you keep a list of people's addresses) .

▪ a 25-year-old man of no fixed address (=no permanent home)

2.)

a formal speech that someone makes to a group of people

address to

▪ an address to the European parliament

presidential/inaugural etc address

▪ The new President delivered his inaugural address in Creole.

3.) form/mode/style of address

the correct title or name that you should use when speaking or writing to someone

address ²

ad|dress² W2S3 [əˈdres] v [T]

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: adresser, from dresser 'to arrange']

1.) if you address an envelope, package etc, you write on it the name and address of the person you are sending it to

address sth to sb

▪ That letter was addressed to me.

▪ Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (=with your address on it so it can be sent back to you) .

2.) formal if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it

address a problem/question/issue etc

▪ Our products address the needs of real users.

address yourself to sth

▪ Marlowe now addressed himself to the task of searching the room.

3.) formal to speak to someone directly

▪ She turned to address the man on her left.

4.) formal if you address remarks, complaints etc to someone, you say or write them directly to that person

▪ You will have to address your comments to our Head Office.

5.) to make a formal speech to a large group of people

address a meeting/conference etc

▪ He addressed an audience of 10,000 supporters.

6.) to use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone

address sb as sth

▪ The president should be addressed as 'Mr. President'.

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Synonyms:

Direct (words, etc.), accost, speak to, apply to, invoke, court, pay court to, make suit to, direct (a letter, etc.), indite, consign / Appeal, invocation, petition, entreaty, request, imploration, application, solicitation, suit / Discourse, speech, oration, harangue / Skill, art, adroitness, readiness, dexterity, expertness, cleverness, ingenuity, ability, tact, management / Superscription, direction / Manner (in speaking to another) / Place by the post or mail, post-office, place for receiving correspondence

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Address — may refer to:*A memory address, a unique identifier for a memory location at which a computer can store a piece of data for later retrieval *A network address, the coded representation of the source or destination of a message (e.g. MAC addresses … Wikipedia
address — I noun abode, box number, domicile, dwelling, dwelling place, habitation, headquarters, home, inhabitancy, inscriptio, legal residence, locus, lodging, lodging place, lodgment, place of business, residence, seat, street number associated concepts … Law dictionary
address — vb 1 *direct, devote, apply Analogous words: bend (see CURVE): appeal, pray, sue, plead (see under PRAYER): aim, point, level (see DIRECT) 2 Address, accost, greet, salute, hail mean to speak to or less often to write or make a sign to a person… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Address — Ad*dress ([a^]d*dr[e^]s ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Addressed} ( dr[e^]st ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Addressing}.] [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. [ a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Address — Ad*dress, n. [Cf. F. adresse. See {Address}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Act of preparing one s self. [Obs.] Jer Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. Act of addressing one s self to a person; verbal application. [1913 Webster] 3. A formal communication, either … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
address — [n1] place of residence or business where one can be contacted abode, box number, direction, domicile, dwelling, headquarters, home, house, living quarters, location, lodging, number, place of business, place of residence, street, whereabouts,… … New thesaurus
address — [ə dres′; ] for n. 2, 3, & 7, also [ a′dres΄] vt. [ME adressen, to guide, direct < OFr adresser < a , to + dresser < VL * directiare, to direct < L dirigere: see DIRECT] 1. to direct (spoken or written words) to someone 2. to speak to … English World dictionary
Address — Ad*dress ([a^]d*dr[e^]s ), v. i. 1. To prepare one s self. [Obs.] Let us address to tend on Hector s heels. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To direct speech. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
address — ► NOUN 1) the details of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated. 2) Computing a number identifying a location in a data storage system or computer memory. 3) a formal speech. ► VERB 1) write someone s name and address on (an … English terms dictionary
address to — index dedicate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
address — The location to which the USPS is to deliver or return a mailpiece. It consists of certain elements such as recipient name, street name and house number, and city, state, and ZIP Code as required by the mail class … Glossary of postal terms

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