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   ad·dress

   /əˈdres/

   noun

   • 1. the particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated: "they exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch" Similar inscriptionlabelmarksuperscriptiondirections
   • ▪ the place where someone lives or an organization is situated: "our officers went to the address" Similar locationlocalityplacesituationwhereaboutshousehomeresidenceflatapartmentformal:dwellingdwelling placehabitationabodedomicile
   • ▪ a string of characters that identifies a destination for email messages or the location of a website.
   • ▪ a binary number that identifies a particular location in a data storage system or computer memory: "a numerical value which acts as a storage address for the data"
   • 2. a formal speech delivered to an audience: "she delivered an address to the National Council of Teachers" Similar speechlecturetalkmonologuedissertationdiscourseorationperorationsermonhomilylessonsalutatoryinformal:spielrare:disquisitionallocutionpredication
   • ▪ a person's manner of speaking to someone else: archaic "his address was abrupt and unceremonious"
   • ▪ courteous or amorous approaches to someone: archaic "he persecuted her with his addresses"
   • 3. skill, dexterity, or readiness: dated "he rescued me with the most consummate address"

   verb

   • 1. write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or package): "I addressed my letter to him personally" Similar labeldirectinscribesuperscribesenddirectmailcommunicateconveyforwardremitpost
   • 2. speak to (a person or an assembly), typically in a formal way: "she addressed an audience of the most important Shawnee chiefs" Similar talk togive a talk togive an address tospeak tomake a speech tolecturegive a lecture tohold forth togive a discourse togive a dissertation togive an oration todeclaim topreach todeliver a sermon togive a sermon tosermonizeinformal:speechify topreachify tospout tojaw tosound off tospiel todrone on to
   • ▪ name someone in a specified way when talking or writing: "she addressed my father as ‘Mr. Stevens" Similar greethailsalutespeak towrite totalk tomake conversation withapproachnamecalldescribedesignateformal:denominate
   • ▪ say or write remarks or a protest to (someone): "address your complaints to the Board of Review"
   • 3. think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem): "a fundamental problem has still to be addressed" Similar attend totacklesee todeal withconfrontgrapple withattackbuckle down toget to grips withembark onsettle down todirect one's attention toturn toget down toconcentrate onfocus onapply oneself todevote oneself toturn one's hand totry to deal withtry to sort outtake uptake in handundertakeengage inbecome involved ininformal:get stuck intoget cracking onget weaving onhave a crack athave a go athave a shot athave a stab at
   • 4. take up one's stance and prepare to hit (the ball): "ensure that your weight is evenly spread when you address the ball" Similar take aim ataim atface

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb in the senses ‘set upright’ and ‘guide, direct’, hence ‘write directions for delivery on’ and ‘direct spoken words to’): from Old French, based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + directus (see direct). The noun is of mid 16th-century origin in the sense ‘act of approaching or speaking to someone’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. addresser noun

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