address

address: ▪ I. address ad‧dress ¹ [əˈdres ǁ əˈdres, ˈædres] noun [countable]

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.

• Please notify us of any change of address.

accommoˈdation adˌdress

an address that is used by people to receive letters, packages etc, that is not the place where they live

ˈemail adˌdress COMPUTING

a name you use for sending and receiving emails:

• You will be prompted to enter your email address as the password.

ˈforwarding adˌdress

an address showing the place where you live now, which you leave at the place you used to live so that people can send mail on to you

ˈmemory adˌdress

COMPUTING a number that shows where a piece of information is stored in a computer's memory

ˈweb adˌdress

COMPUTING the address of a website on the Internet; = URL:

• What's the company's web address?
— see also form of address

[m0] ▪ II. address ad‧dress ² [əˈdres] verb [transitive]

1. to write on an envelope, package etc the name of the person you are sending it to:

• If you address the letter, I'll mail it to you.

address something to somebody

• The letter is addressed to you, not me.

2. address a meeting/conference etc to make a speech to a large group of people:

• The meeting was addressed by Senator Howard.

3. COMMERCE formal to discuss, think about, or do something about a particular problem or question, especially with the aim of solving a problem:

• This use of technology has enabled NatWest to address a problem facing many businesses across the UK.

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address UK US /əˈdres/ US /ˈædres/ noun [C]

► a building number, name of the road, etc. where you live, where an organization has an office, or where mail is sent: »Please send your application to the address below.
»What is your full address?
»a business/home address
»Taxpayers who have moved should make certain they file a change of address with the U.S. Postal Service.

→ See also ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS(Cf. ↑accommodation address), FORWARDING ADDRESS(Cf. ↑forwarding address)

► (also email address) the words and symbols that you type in order to send an email to a particular person. It usually consists of a person's name, an \@ sign, the name of a company or school, and sometimes an abbreviation for a country: »I sent the email to the wrong address.
»What's your email address?

► (also web address) INTERNET the words and symbols that you type to look at a particular website: »How much web information could be captured: just the overall address or a list of each document viewed?

► IT MEMORY ADDRESS(Cf. ↑memory address)

► COMMUNICATIONS a formal speech: in an address to sb/sth »'I can only see continued growth ahead of us,' the Chairman said in an address to analysts and money managers.

→ See also ACCOMMODATION ADDRESS(Cf. ↑accommodation address), FORWARDING ADDRESS(Cf. ↑forwarding address)

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address UK US /əˈdres/ verb [T]

► [usually passive] to write an address on an envelope or package so it can be sent to the person who has that address: be addressed to sb/sth »Make sure that your package is addressed to the correct department.
»a stamped addressed envelope

► to speak to a group of people, especially in a meeting or formal event: »He addressed a group of forty industrialists and politicians.

► to speak to someone in a particular way or using a particular name: address sb as sth »She addressed him as Mr Clifford.

► to deal with a particular problem or need: »It is time to address the budget deficit.
address a problem/issue »How does the organization address the problems identified?
address a need »He was impressed with the business plan because it addressed a real need.

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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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