Definitions for address
əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; əˈdrɛsad·dress

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.7 / 3 votes

1. address, computer address, referencenoun

   (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored

2. addressnoun

   the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

3. address, speechnoun

   the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

   "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"

4. addressnoun

   the manner of speaking to another individual

   "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"

5. addressnoun

   a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described

6. address, destination, name and addressnoun

   written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location

7. addressnoun

   the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball

8. savoir-faire, addressverb

   social skill

9. address, turn toverb

   speak to

   "He addressed the crowd outside the window"

10. address, speakverb

    give a speech to

    "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"

11. address, directverb

    put an address on (an envelope)

12. addressverb

    direct a question at someone

13. addressverb

    address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

14. address, callverb

    greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

    "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name"

15. addressverb

    access or locate by address

16. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, addressverb

    act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

    "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

17. address, accost, come up toverb

    speak to someone

18. addressverb

    adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. addressnoun

   Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.

2. addressnoun

   Act of addressing oneself to a person; a discourse or speech.

3. addressnoun

   Manner of speaking to another; delivery.

   a man of pleasing or insinuating address

4. addressnoun

   Attention in the way one addresses a lady.

5. addressnoun

   Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.

6. addressnoun

   Act of preparing oneself.

7. addressnoun

   street location.

8. addressnoun

   A location in computer memory.

   The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address.

9. addressnoun

   An Internet address; URL.

10. addressverb

    To prepare one's self.

11. addressverb

    To direct speech.

12. addressverb

    To aim; to direct.

13. addressverb

    To prepare or make ready.

14. addressverb

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

15. addressverb

    To clothe or array; to dress.

16. addressverb

    To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).

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

17. addressverb

    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; to accost.

18. addressverb

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

    He addressed a letter.

19. addressverb

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

20. addressverb

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

    The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.

21. addressverb

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

22. addressverb

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

23. addressverb

    To refer a location in computer memory.

24. Etymology: adressen, from adrecier, (French adresser), from a (Latin ad) ("to") + Old French drecier, (French dresser); see dress. Originally from the Latin ad and directus, signifying "right to the point"; from di- + perfect passive participle rectus, from verb rego.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Addressnoun

   Etymology: addresse, Fr.

   1. Verbal application to any one, by way of persuasion, petition.

   Henry, in knots involving Emma’s name,
   Had half confess’d and half conceal’d his flame
   Upon this tree; and as the tender mark
   Grew with the year, and widen’d with the bark,
   Venus had heard the virgin’s soft address,
   That, as the wound, the passion might encrease. Matthew Prior.

   Most of the persons, to whom these addresses are made, are not wise and skilful judges, but are influenced by their own sinful appetites and passions. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   2. Courtship.

   They both behold thee with their sisters eyes,
   And often have reveal’d their passion to me:
   But, tell me, whose address thou favour’st most;
   I long to know, and yet I dread to hear it. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   About three years since, a gentleman, whom, I am sure, you yourself would have approved, made his addresses to me. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 163.

   3. Manner of addressing another; as, we say, a man of an happy or a pleasing address; a man of an aukward address.4. Skill, dexterity.

   I could produce innumerable instances from my own memory and observation, of events imputed to the profound skill and address of a minister, which, in reality, were either mere effects of negligence, weakness, humour, passion, or pride, or, at best, but the natural course of things left to themselves. Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on the present Posture of Affairs.

   5. Manner of directing a letter; a sense chiefly mercantile.

2. To ADDRESSverb

   Etymology: addresser, Fr. from dereçar, Span. from dirigo, directum, Lat.

   1. To prepare one’s self to enter upon any action; as, he addressed himself to the work.

   It lifted up its head, and did address
   Itself to motion, like as it would speak. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   With him the Palmer eke, in habit sad,
   Himself addrest to that adventure hard;
   So to the river’s side they both together far’d. Fairy Q. b. ii.

   Then Turnus, from his chariot leaping light,
   Address’d himself on foot to single fight. John Dryden, Æneid.

   2. To get ready; to put in a state for immediate use.

   By this means they fell directly on head on the English battle; whereupon the earl of Warwick addressed his men to take the flank. John Hayward.

   Duke Frederick hearing, how that every day
   Men of great worth resorted to this forest,
   Address’d a mighty power, which were on foot,
   In his own conduct purposely to take
   His brother here. William Shakespeare, As you like it.

   To-night in Harfleur we will be your guest,
   To-morrow for the march we are addrest. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

   3. To apply to another by words, with various forms of construction.4. Sometimes without a preposition.

   Are not your orders to address the senate? Joseph Addison, Cato.

   5. Sometimes with to.

   Addressing to Pollio, his great patron, and himself no vulgar poet, he no longer could restrain the freedom of his spirit, but began to assert his native character, which is sublimity. John Dryden, Virgil’s Past. Dedication of.

   Among the croud, but far above the rest,
   Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. John Dryden, Æneid.

   6. Sometimes with the reciprocal pronoun; as, he addressed himself to the general.7. Sometimes with the accusative of the matter of the address, which may be the nominative to the passive.

   The young hero had addressed his prayers to him for his assistance. John Dryden, Æneid, Dedicat.

   The prince himself, with awful dread possess’d,
   His vows to great Apollo thus addrest. John Dryden, Æneid vi.

   His suit was common; but, above the rest,
   To both the brother-princes thus addrest. John Dryden, Fables.

   8. To address, is to apply to the king in form.

   The representatives of the nation in parliament, and the privy-council, address’d the king to have it recalled. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Address

   An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used to give the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or apartment numbers and organization name. Some addresses also contain special codes, such as a postal code, to make identification easier and aid in the routing of mail. Addresses provide a means of physically locating a building. They are used in identifying buildings as the end points of a postal system and as parameters in statistics collection, especially in census-taking and the insurance industry. Address formats are different in different places, and unlike latitude and longitude coordinates, there is no simple mapping from an address to a location.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Address

   to aim; to direct

2. Address

   to prepare or make ready

3. Address

   reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake

4. Address

   to clothe or array; to dress

5. Address

   to direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience)

6. Address

   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; to accost

7. Address

   to direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter

8. Address

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

9. Address

   to consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore

10. Addressverb

    to prepare one's self

11. Addressverb

    to direct speech

12. Addressverb

    act of preparing one's self

13. Addressverb

    act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal application

14. Addressverb

    a formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters

15. Addressverb

    direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed

16. Addressverb

    manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a man of pleasing or insinuating address

17. Addressverb

    attention in the way one's addresses to a lady

18. Addressverb

    skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness

19. Etymology: [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser, to straighten, arrange. See Dress, v.]

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1. Address

   An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used for describing the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or apartment numbers. Some addresses also contain special codes to aid routing of mail and packages, such as a ZIP code or post code.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Address

   ad-dres′, v.t. to direct (with to): to speak or write to: to court: to direct in writing: to arrange properly: (arch.) to don: (refl.) to turn one's skill or energies towards.—n. a formal communication in writing: a speech: manners: dexterity: direction of a letter:—pl. Address′es, attentions of a lover.—To address one's self to a task, to set about it. [Fr. adresser—Low L. addirectiāre—L. ad, to, directum, straight. See Dress, Direct.]

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1. address

   The specific description of the location of a business, organization, person, place, house, building or property.

   The address of a business, organization, person, place, house, building or property is vital to deliver post, mail, parcels or packages.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'address' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2133

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'address' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1545

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'address' in Nouns Frequency: #766

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'address' in Verbs Frequency: #336

How to pronounce address?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say address in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of address in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of address in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of address in a Sentence

1. Tom Steyer:

   If Michael Bloomberg decides to support a wealth tax, I welcome Michael Bloomberg to this race. If not, it's very clear that Michael Bloomberg should not be the Democratic nominee, we can not afford to have a Democratic nominee in 2020 who does not support asking the wealthy to pay more to address the enormous inequality in our society.

2. Jerome Powell:

   We understand well the lessons of the high inflation experience in the 1960s and 1970s, and the burdens that experience created for all Americans, we do not anticipate inflation pressures of that type, but we have the tools to address such pressures if they do arise.

3. Marc Smith:

   The department is committed to conducting a comprehensive review of the entirety of our work with Andrews family to understand our shortcomings and to be fully transparent with the public on any steps we are taking to address the issues.

4. Vicente Gonzalez:

   We must continue workingtogether to address the root causes of migration to prevent these incidents from happening.

5. Simon Kofe:

   The statement juxtaposes the COP26 setting with the real-life situations faced in Tuvalu due to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise and highlights the bold action Tuvalu is taking to address the very pressing issues of human mobility under climate change.

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