address

/æˈdɹɛs//əˈdɹɛs/

noun

  1. 1

    Direction.

  2. 2

    Preparation.

verb

  1. 1

    To prepare oneself.

  2. 2

    To direct speech.

  3. 3

    To aim; to direct.

  4. 4

    To prepare or make ready.

  5. 5

    To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.

  6. 6

    To direct one’s remarks (to someone).

  7. 7

    To clothe or array; to dress.

  8. 8

    To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).

    He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents.
  9. 9

    To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

  10. 10

    To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.

    He addressed a letter.
  11. 11

    To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.

  12. 12

    To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.

    The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
  13. 13

    To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech or discourse to.

  14. 14

    To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.

  15. 15

    To refer to a location in computer memory.

  16. 16

    To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).

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