Word Frequency
address (əˈdrɛs
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Definitions
noun
- the conventional form by which the location of a building is described
- the written form of this, as on a letter or parcel, preceded by the name of the person or organization for whom it is intended
- the place at which someone lives
- a speech or written communication, esp one of a formal nature
- skilfulness or tact
- (archaic) manner or style of speaking or conversation
- (computing) a number giving the location of a piece of stored information See also direct access
- (British, government) a statement of the opinions or wishes of either or both Houses of Parliament that is sent to the sovereign
- the alignment or position of a part, component, etc, that permits correct assembly or fitting
- usually plural expressions of affection made by a man in courting a woman
verb
-dresses, -dressing, -dressed, (obsolete (or poetic) -drest tr- to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an address
- to speak to, refer to in speaking, or deliver a speech to
- used reflexively; foll by to
- to speak or write to ⇒
he addressed himself to the chairman
- to apply oneself to ⇒
he addressed himself to the task
- to speak or write to ⇒
- to direct (a message, warning, etc) to the attention of
- to consign or entrust (a ship or a ship's cargo) to a factor, merchant, etc
- to adopt a position facing (the ball in golf, a partner in a dance, the target in archery, etc)
- to treat of; deal with ⇒
chapter 10 addresses the problem of transitivity
- an archaic word for woo
Derived Forms
adˈdresser, adˈdressor nounWord Origin
C14: (in the sense: to make right, adorn) and c15 (in the modern sense: to direct words): via Old French from Vulgar Latin addrictiāre (unattested) to make straight, direct oneself towards, from Latin ad- to + dīrectusdirectSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = location, home, place, house, point, position, situation, site, spot, venue, lodging, pad, residence, dwelling, whereabouts, abode, locus, locale, domicile
= URL, website, addy, IP address, web address
= speech, talk, lecture, discourse, sermon, dissertation, harangue, homily, oration, spiel, disquisition
= give a speech to, talk to, speak to, lecture, discourse, harangue, give a talk to, spout to, hold forth to, expound to, orate to, sermonize to
= speak to, talk to, greet, hail, salute, invoke, communicate with, accost, approach, converse with, apostrophize, korero
= take aim at, aim at
Translations for 'address'
- British English: address If you give an address to a group of people, you give a speech to them.əˈdrɛs NOUNspeech
- Arabic: خِطَاب
- Brazilian Portuguese: discurso
- Chinese: 发言
- Croatian: govor
- Czech: projev
- Danish: tale
- Dutch: toespraak
- European Spanish: alocución
- Finnish: puhejulkinen
- French: discours
- German: Ansprache
- Greek: ομιλία
- Italian: discorso
- Japanese: 演説speech
- Korean: 연설
- Norwegian: foredrag
- Polish: przemówienie
- Portuguese: discurso
- Romanian: adresare adresări
- Russian: обращение
- Spanish: discurso
- Swedish: föredrag
- Thai: คำปราศรัย
- Turkish: hitap
- Ukrainian: звернення
- Vietnamese: bài diễn văn
- British English: address Your address is the number of the house, the name of the street, and the town where you live or work.The address is 24 Cherry Road, Springfield.əˈdrɛs NOUNwhere you live
- Arabic: عُنْوان
- Brazilian Portuguese: endereço
- Chinese: 地址
- Croatian: adresa
- Czech: adresa
- Danish: adresse
- Dutch: adres
- European Spanish: direcciónseñas
- Finnish: osoite
- French: adresse
- German: Adresse
- Greek: διεύθυνση
- Italian: indirizzo
- Japanese: 住所location
- Korean: 주소
- Norwegian: adresse
- Polish: adres
- Portuguese: endereço
- Romanian: adresă adrese
- Russian: адрес
- Spanish: direccióndomicilio
- Swedish: adressbostadsuppgift
- Thai: ที่อยู่
- Turkish: adres
- Ukrainian: адреса
- Vietnamese: địa chỉ
- British English: address If a letter, envelope, or parcel is addressed to you, your name and address have been written on it. VERBApplications should be addressed to: The business affairs editor.
- Brazilian Portuguese: endereçar
- Chinese: 写收信人的 姓名地址/写寫
- European Spanish: dirigir
- French: adresser
- German: adressieren
- Italian: indirizzare
- Japanese: あて先を書く
- Korean: >우편물을 보내다앞으로
- Portuguese: endereçar
- Spanish: dirigir
Example Sentences Including 'address'
A single copy of a letter sent through to him anonymously with the receiver's address blacked out.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Each has a post office box number as the address , sometimes accompanied by a fax number.Glasgow Herald (2001)
I found the address I'd written down, where Garrison Hunt lived.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
If people hoped for a long address , they were disappointed.DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)
Its first tip is that we should recycle envelopes by using sticky labels for the new address.Country Life (2004)
She hesitated, then gave a home address in Mosman, on the other side of the harbour.YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
The document echoes views expressed by Mr Mbeki in an address last year.Irish Times (2002)
Then they may be able to address the many problems we have to address to provide a truly world-class service to the tourist.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Those at St Patrick's, like just about everybody else, are guilty of failing to adequately address those issues at league meetings.Irish Times (2002)
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