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Address

əˈdrɛs

Address definitions
noun
address addresses
  1. the particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated

    "they exchanged addresses and agreed to keep in touch"

    • the place where someone lives or an organization is situated

      "our officers called at the address"

    • 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

    "an address to the European Parliament"

    • a person's manner of speaking to someone else

      "his address was abrupt and unceremonious"

    • courteous or amorous approaches to someone

      "he persecuted her with his addresses"

  3. skill, dexterity, or readiness

    "he rescued me with the most consummate address"

verb
address addressed addresses addressing
  1. write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel)

    "I addressed my letter to him personally"

  2. speak to (a person or an assembly)

    "she addressed the open-air meeting"

    talk to give a talk to give an address to speak to make a speech to lecture give a lecture to hold forth to give a discourse to give a dissertation to give an oration to declaim to
    • name someone (in the specified way) when talking to them

      "she addressed my father as ‘Mr Stevens’"

    • say or write remarks or a protest to

      "address your complaints to the Trading Standards Board"

  3. think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem)

    "a fundamental problem has still to be addressed"

    attend to tackle see to deal with confront grapple with attack buckle down to get to grips with embark on settle down to direct one's attention to turn to get down to concentrate on focus on apply oneself to devote oneself to
  4. take up one's stance and prepare to hit (the ball)

    "ensure that your weight is evenly spread when you address the ball"

    take aim at aim at face