address Definition

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.

Thesaurus: residence, home, dwelling, headquarters, street, house number, postcode, postal code, zip code (US).
2. rather formal
A speech or lecture.
Thesaurus: oration, speech, lecture, sermon.
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).

Thesaurus: label, mark, inscribe.
2. To make a speech, give a lecture, etc to (a group of people).

Thesaurus: lecture, give a speech to, give an address to, deliver a speech to, deliver an address to, pontificate, expatiate.
3. To speak to someone.

Thesaurus: petition, appeal, write, plead, enter a plea.
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.

Phrasal Verb: address oneself to someone

To speak or write to them.

Phrasal Verb: address oneself to something

To deal with (a problem, matter, etc).