address

address: 1 noun
1 (C) the number of the building and the name of the street and town etc where someone lives or works, especially when written on a letter or package: I wrote the wrong address on the envelope. | change of address: Please notify us of any change of address.

2 (C) a formal speech made to a group of people who have come especially to listen to it

3 (C) a number that shows where a piece of information is stored in a computer's memory

4 form/style/mode of address the correct title or name that you use for someone when you are speaking to them
2 verb (T)
1 to write on an envelope, package etc the name and address of the person you are sending it to: If you address the letter, I'll mail it for you. | address sth to sb: The letter is addressed to you, not me.

2 formal to speak directly to someone: She turned to address the man on her left. | address sth to: You will have to address your complaints to the Head Office.

3 address a meeting/crowd/conference etc to make a speech to a large group of people: The meeting was addressed by Senator Howard.

4 to use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone: address sb as: The president should be addressed as `Mr President'.

5 formal to discuss, think about, or do something about a particular problem or question, especially with the aim of solving a problem: The article addresses the problems of diseases connected with malnutrition. | address yourself to: Marlowe now addressed himself to the task of searching the room.

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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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