address
address Lexical Profile
address Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated, typically consisting of a building number, street name, town, and postal code used for delivering mail.
"Please write your current forwarding address on the registration form."
A string of characters or numbers that identifies a specific destination for email, web pages, or data storage in a computer network or memory system.
"Make sure to enter a valid email address so you can receive the confirmation link."
A formal speech delivered to an audience.
"The university president delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony."
• verb
To think about and begin to deal with an issue, problem, or task.
"The committee met to address the growing concerns regarding urban traffic congestion."
To speak to a person or an assembly, typically in a formal way, or to use a specific title or name when speaking or writing to someone.
"She stepped up to the podium to address the international delegates."
To write the name and destination particulars of the intended recipient on an envelope, parcel, or message.
"He accidentally addressed the package to his old apartment building."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'adrecier' ('to direct, point, or straighten'), derived from Vulgar Latin '*addirectiare', from Latin 'ad-' ('to') and 'directus' ('straight, direct').