address

 
Pronunciation: /əˈdrɛs/

noun

  • 1the 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 which identifies a destination for email messages or the location of a website.
  • a binary number which identifies a particular location in a data storage system or computer memory: a numerical value which acts as a storage address for the data
  • 2a formal speech delivered to an audience: an address to the European Parliament
  • [mass noun] archaic a person’s manner of speaking to someone else: his address was abrupt and unceremonious
  • (addresses) archaic courteous or amorous approaches to someone: he persecuted her with his addresses
  • 3 [mass noun] dated skill, dexterity, or readiness: he rescued me with the most consummate address

verb

[with object]
  • 1write the name and address of the intended recipient on (an envelope, letter, or parcel): I addressed my letter to him personally (as adjective addressed) please enclose a stamped addressed envelope
  • 2speak to (a person or an assembly): she addressed the open-air meeting
  • (address someone as) name someone (in the specified way) when talking to them: she addressed my father as ‘Mr Stevens’
  • (address something to) say or write remarks or a protest to: address your complaints to the Trading Standards Board
  • 3think about and begin to deal with (an issue or problem): a fundamental problem has still to be addressed
  • 4 Golf take up one’s stance and prepare to hit (the ball): ensure that your weight is evenly spread when you address the ball

Phrases

form of address

a name or title used in speaking or writing to a person of a specified rank or function: ‘Venerable’ was the usual form of address for a priest at that time

Derivatives

addresser

noun

Origin:

Middle English (as a verb in the senses 'set upright' and 'guide, direct', hence 'write directions for delivery on' and 'direct spoken words to'): from Old French, based on Latin ad- 'towards' + directus (see direct). The noun is of mid 16th-century origin in the sense 'act of approaching or speaking to someone'

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