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address noun (addresses) 1 the number or name of the house or building, and the name of the street and town, where a person lives or works. 2 rather formal a speech or lecture. 3 computing a number giving the place in a computer memory where a particular piece of information is stored. verb (addresses, addressed, addressing) 1 to put the name and address on (an envelope, etc). 2 to make a speech, give a lecture, etc to (a group of people). 3 to speak to someone. 4 to give one's attention to (a problem, etc).
ETYMOLOGY: 15c, meaning 'to direct (words) to someone'; 14c, meaning 'to arrange or prepare': from French adresser.
address oneself to someone to speak or write to them. address oneself to something to deal with (a problem, matter, etc). |
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