address

address: I UK [əˈdres] / US / US [ˈædres] noun [countable]
Word forms "address":
singular address plural addresses
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1) the name of the place where you live or work, including the house or office number and the name of the street, area, and town. It may also include a set of numbers and letters, called a postcode in British English and a zip code in American English

I'll need your name and address.

He had given a false address to the police.

a) computing a series of letters, numbers, and symbols that show you where to find a particular website on the Internet

a Web address

Do you have the address of our website?

b) computing a series of letters, numbers, and symbols that you need to send someone an email message

I can send it to you by email if you give me your address.

2) UK / US [əˈdres]
a formal speech given by someone to a group of people, especially as part of an important occasion
The president is to deliver a televised address to the country.

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form/mode/term of address — the name or title that you give someone when you speak or write to them

informal modes of address

II UK [əˈdres] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "address":
present tense I/you/we/they address he/she/it addresses present participle addressing past tense addressed past participle addressed
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1) to write the name and address of a particular person or organization on an envelope, parcel etc

Would you help me address these envelopes?
address something to someone:
This letter is addressed to Alice McQueen.

2) to officially tell a particular person or organization your complaints, questions, or comments
address something to someone:
All enquiries should be addressed to head office.

3) to speak publicly to a group of people

to address a meeting/conference/audience/assembly

a) formal to speak directly to someone who is with you

He turned his head to address me.
address something to someone:
Throughout the conversation, he addressed his remarks to my husband.

b) to call someone a particular name or title when you speak to them
address someone as/by something:
The prince should be addressed as "Sir" at all times.

We were all addressed by surname.

4) to try to deal with a problem or question, for example by thinking carefully about it, or by doing things to improve a situation

Governments have been slow to address the problem of global warming.

A number of issues are being addressed.
address yourself to something:
We need to address ourselves to the question of cost.

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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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