address
The name, number, and other details that tell where a place is.
The specific information that identifies the location of a building or place, used for sending mail or finding it.
To speak to a person or group, often in a formal way.
To speak to someone, especially in a formal way, or to give a speech to an audience.
To try to fix or improve a problem or situation.
To think about and begin to deal with a problem, situation, or need.
A formal talk given to people.
A formal speech given to an audience.
To write where something should be sent on it.
To write the name and location details of the intended recipient on mail or a package.
- Base: address
- Plural: address, addresses
- Base: address
- 3rd Person Singular: addresses
- Present Participle: addressing
- Past: addressed
address a problem
1Deal with a specific problem
To try to fix a certain problem.
- We must address this problem before it gets worse.
- The manager addressed the problem by hiring more staff.
address someone as [title/name]
1Call someone by title or name in speech
To use a title or name when speaking directly to someone.
- You should address the judge as 'Your Honor'.
- She addressed him as 'Doctor' even though they were friends.
form of address
1Word/title used when speaking to someone directly
A word or title you use when talking to someone directly.
- 'Sir' is a polite form of address in English.
- Different cultures have different forms of address.