address
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Old French a-
Proto-Italic *dwizrektos
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti
Proto-Italic *dwizregō
Vulgar Latin dīrigō
Vulgar Latin dīrēctus
Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
Vulgar Latin -iāre
Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre
Old French drecier
Old French adrecierbor.
Middle English adressen
English address
From Middle English adressen (“to radise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”) (modern French adresser), from Proto-Romance *addīrēctiāre, from ad- (“to; towards”) + *dīrēctiāre (“to guide; to direct”), from Latin dīrēctus (“straight; right”), from dīrigō (“to lay straight; to direct”), itself from regō (“to govern, to rule”). Cognate with Spanish aderezar (“to garnish; dress (food); to add spices”).
Inflected forms:
form: addresses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: addresses
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: addressing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: addressed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: addressed
pos: verb
tags: past
form: addrest
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
participle
past
form: addrest
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
past
Senses:
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
in-plural
examples: [H]e was thus agreeable, and I neither insensible of his Perfections, nor displeased at his Addresses to me […].
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
examples: a man of pleasing or insinuating address
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
tags: Commonwealth
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
examples: Mr. Gregson, who had listened to this address with considerable impatience, could contain himself no longer.
I watched her without knowing, with a prevision that she was going to address me, though with no sort of idea as to the subject of her address.
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
examples: Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.
The President's address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
examples: I went to his address but there was nobody there.
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
examples: The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address.
gloss: Direction.
pos: noun
tags: Internet
gloss: Preparation.
pos: noun
tags: archaic
examples: This is one bad effect of a good Character—it invites applications from the unfortunate and there needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of Benevolence without incurring the expence.—
The warmth of Father Pedro's constitution had formerly drawn him into some scrapes from which it required all his address to disengage himself, and rendered him exceedingly cautious ever after.
At their turning-lathes, they employ their toes to guide the chisel; and, in these pedipulations, shew to Europeans a diverting degree of address.
gloss: Preparation.
pos: noun
tags: obsolete
examples: But now again she makes address to speak.
gloss: Preparation.
pos: noun
tags: Scotland
gloss: To prepare oneself.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
obsolete
examples: Let us address to tend on Hector's heels.
gloss: To direct speech.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
obsolete
examples: Young Turnus to the Beaubteous Maid addreſs’d.
gloss: To aim; to direct.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: And this good knight his way with me addrest.
gloss: To prepare or make ready.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: His foe was soone addrest.
Then Turnus, from his chariot, leaping light, Addreſs’d himſelf on foot to ſingle fight.
The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming.
gloss: To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
pos: verb
tags: reflexive
transitive
examples: These men addressed themselves to the task.
[…] good heavens! dumplings for supper! One young fellow in a green box coat, addressed himself to these dumplings in a most direful manner.
gloss: To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
pos: verb
tags: reflexive
examples: 1701, Thomas Brown, Laconics, or New Maxims of State and Conversation, London: Thomas Hodgson, section 76, p. 103,
In the Reign of King Charles the Second, a certain Worthy Divine at Whitehall, thus Address’d himself to the Auditory at the conclusion of his Sermon.
There were ſeveral of his Prieſts and Lawyers preſent, (as I conjectured by their habits) who were commanded to addreſs themſelves to me, and I ſpoke to them in as many Languages as I had the leaſt ſmattering of, which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spaniſh, Italian, and Lingua Franca; but all to no purpoſe.
He addressed himself directly to Miss Bennet, with a polite congratulation […]
When any member is about to speak in debate, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to “Mr. Chairman.”
gloss: To clothe or array; to dress.
pos: verb
tags: archaic
transitive
examples: Likewise Vincentius, and Petrus de Natalibus, and others your writers and recorders of fables could have told you that Tecla sometime addressed herself in man's apparel, and, had she not been forbidden by St Paul, would have followed him in company as a man.
gloss: To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: though the young Heroe had addreſs’d his Prayers to him for his aſſiſtance
He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents.
gloss: 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.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Are not your orders to address the senate?
The representatives of the nation in parliament, and the privy council, address the king
Rimmer paused for no discernible reason, then yelled, equally inexplicably: 'Shut up!', wheeled round 180º, and appeared to be addressing a dartboard.
Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. […] Children address teachers by their first names. Even 15-year-olds do no more than 30 minutes' homework a night.
gloss: To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: He addressed a letter.
gloss: To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
gloss: To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: He stepped away from the sink, put up the toilet ring (Vi complained bitterly if he forgot to put it down when he was through, but never seemed to feel any pressing need to put it back up when she was), and addressed the John.
Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are […] . (Common gem materials not addressed in this article include amber, amethyst, chalcedony, garnet, lazurite, malachite, opals, peridot, rhodonite, spinel, tourmaline, turquoise and zircon.)
gloss: To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
pos: verb
tags: formal
transitive
examples: "By all means we want people to use social media, but we do not want you to use it in ways that will incite violence," said Jonathan Toy, Southwark council's head of community safety. "This remains a big issue for us and without some form of censorship purely focusing on [violent videos], I'm not sure how we can address it."
Formerly [sic: Formally] known as the Rail Safety and Standards Board, the not-for-profit organisation's remit includes managing and developing Railway Group Standards on behalf of the rail industry, leading the development of long-term safety strategy, and supporting cross-industry groups that address major areas of safety risk.
gloss: To refer to a location in computer memory.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
gloss: To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
pos: verb
tags: Scotland
transitive
Derived words: absolute address
accommodation address
addressal
address assignment
addressation
address bar
address book
address bus
addressful
addressive
addressless
address line
address message
address of record
addressograph
address space
address verification service
base address
counteraddress
dynamic IP address
e-address
eddress
email address
form of address
forwarding address
ICBM address
inaugural address
inside address
Internet address
IP address
logical address
logical block address
MAC address
maladdress
microaddress
multiaddress
network address
NSAP address
postal address
public address system
relative address
return address
salutatory address
street address
subaddress
term of address
virtual address
web address
addressability
addressable
addressee
addresser
addressible
address me
addressment
address me 🐘
address the ball
misaddress
overaddress
preaddress
readdress
unaddress
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: обръщение
roman: obrǎštenie
lang: Finnish
word: addressi
lang: Polish
word: adres
lang: Bulgarian
word: подготвям
roman: podgotvjam
lang: Bulgarian
word: подготвя
roman: podgotvja
lang: Bulgarian
word: приготвям
roman: prigotvjam
lang: Bulgarian
word: приготвя
roman: prigotvja
lang: Bulgarian
word: готвя
roman: gotvja
lang: Finnish
word: valmistaa
lang: Italian
word: preparare
lang: Middle English
word: dressen
lang: Middle English
word: adressen
lang: Persian
word: آماده کردن
lang: Romanian
word: prepara
lang: Spanish
word: endrezar
lang: Spanish
word: aderezar
lang: Spanish
word: adrezar
lang: Swedish
word: förbereda
lang: Azerbaijani
word: səslənmək
lang: Azerbaijani
word: müraciət etmək
lang: Azerbaijani
word: xitab etmək
lang: Azerbaijani
word: üz tutmaq
lang: Belarusian
word: звярта́цца
roman: zvjartácca
lang: Belarusian
word: звярну́цца
roman: zvjarnúcca
lang: Bulgarian
word: обръ́щам се
roman: obrǎ́štam se
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: urongoza
lang: Esperanto
word: alparoli
lang: Finnish
word: puhua
lang: French
word: s'adresser à
lang: German
word: ansprechen
lang: Hungarian
word: szólít
lang: Hungarian
word: megszólít
lang: Hungarian
word: üdvözöl
lang: Hungarian
word: köszönt
lang: Hungarian
word: szól
lang: Italian
word: rivolgersi
lang: Latin
word: alloquor
lang: Latin
word: affor
lang: Macedonian
word: упатува
roman: upatuva
lang: Russian
word: обраща́ться
roman: obraščátʹsja
lang: Russian
word: обрати́ться
roman: obratítʹsja
lang: Spanish
word: dirigir
lang: Spanish
word: dirigirse
lang: Ukrainian
word: зверта́тися
roman: zvertátysja
lang: Ukrainian
word: зверну́тися
roman: zvernútysja
lang: Welsh
word: annerch