Meaning of address in English

address

/ˈæd.res/ uk

/əˈdres/

address noun [C] (HOME DETAILS)

the number of the house, name of the road, and name of the town where a person lives or works, and where letters can be sent:

her business/home address

a change of address

a place where someone lives:

Police searched an address in North London in connection with a drug arrest.

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Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.
Please send the articles to the address given above.
Her new address is 12 Warwickshire Mansions.
He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.
Please print your name and address in block capitals.
A man was detained at an address in Birmingham.

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Communications - the postal system

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address noun [C] (COMPUTERS)

a series of letters and symbols that tell you where to find something on the internet or show where an email is sent to:

What's your email address?

Do you have their Web address?

computing specialized

the place where a piece of information is stored in a computer's memory

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Computer concepts

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address noun [C] (SPEECH)

a formal speech:

She gave an address to the Royal Academy.

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a talk

talkShe will give a talk on keeping kids safe on the internet.
lectureThe lecture is entitled "War and the Modern American Presidency."
presentationWe were given a presentation of progress made to date.
speechYou might have to make a speech when you accept the award.
addressHe took the oath of office then delivered his inaugural address.
orationIt was to become one of the most famous orations in American history.

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Lecturing & addressing

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address

verb [ T ]

/əˈdres/ uk

/əˈdres/

address verb [T] (SPEAK TO)

C2 formal

to speak or write to someone:

He addressed a few introductory remarks to the audience.

You may address me as Ms. Harris.

He likes to be addressed as "Sir" or "Mr. Partridge."

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She stood up to address a hushed courtroom.
It's incorrect to address people by their first names at these formal events.
He stepped out onto the balcony to address the multitude below.
Kindly address your remarks to the bench, Mr. Smith.
All questions should be addressed to the chair.

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Lecturing & addressing

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address verb [T] (DEAL WITH)

to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem:

The issue of funding has yet to be addressed.

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They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem.
Her speech was full of excuses and evasions and never properly addressed the issue.
As employers we need to be seen as addressing these issues sympathetically.
The government has to address the rise in violent crime.
Airports are trying to address security concerns without causing inconvenience to passengers.

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Dealing with things or people

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address verb [T] (WRITE DETAILS)

to write a name or address on an envelope or package:

address something to someone Put the check in an envelope and address it to John Smith.

be addressed to So why did you open a letter that was addressed to me?

The package was wrongly addressed.

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Delivering and despatching

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address verb [T] (SPORT)

to stand in position before hitting a golf ball or shooting at a target:

Try to make sure that you are well balanced when you address the ball.

The archers have to straddle the line when they address the target.

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Golf

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(Definition of address from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

address | Intermediate English

address

noun [ C ]

/ˈæd·res, əˈdres/

address noun [C] (PLACE)

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the specific place where a person, business, or organization can be found and where mail can be received:

What is your street address now?

I need your home and your business address.

An address is also a group of letters or numbers and an @ symbol used to send electronic mail to someone:

My e-mail address is pjh17@cambridge.org.

address noun [C] (SPEAK TO)

a formal speech:

The graduation address was very dull.

address

verb [ T ]

/əˈdres/

address verb [T] (SPEAK TO)

to speak or write to someone, or to direct information to someone:

The First Lady addressed the meeting briefly.

He was generally addressed as “Captain.”

address verb [T] (DEAL WITH)

to give attention to or to deal with a matter or problem:

We’ll address that question at the next meeting.

address verb [T] (PLACE)

to write or print the specific place where a person, business, or organization can be found on something to be sent there:

I addressed envelopes all morning.

(Definition of address from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

address | Business English

address

noun [ C ]

/əˈdres/ us

/ˈædres/

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a building number, name of the road, etc. where you live, where an organization has an office, or where mail is sent:

Please send your application to the address below.

What is your full address?

a business/home address

Taxpayers who have moved should make certain they file a change of address with the U.S. Postal Service.

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accommodation address

forwarding address

(also email address)

the words and symbols that you type in order to send an email to a particular person. It usually consists of a person's name, an @ sign, the name of a company or school, and sometimes an abbreviation for a country:

I sent the email to the wrong address.

What's your email address?

INTERNET

(also web address)

the words and symbols that you type to look at a particular website:

How much web information could be captured: just the overall address or a list of each document viewed?

→ memory address

COMMUNICATIONS

a formal speech:

in an address to sb/sth 'I can only see continued growth ahead of us,' the Chairman said in an address to analysts and money managers.

See also

accommodation address

forwarding address

address

verb [ T ]

/əˈdres/ us

[ usually passive ]

to write an address on an envelope or package so it can be sent to the person who has that address:

be addressed to sb/sth Make sure that your package is addressed to the correct department.

a stamped addressed envelope

to speak to a group of people, especially in a meeting or formal event:

He addressed a group of forty industrialists and politicians.

to speak to someone in a particular way or using a particular name:

address sb as sth She addressed him as Mr Clifford.

to deal with a particular problem or need:

It is time to address the budget deficit.

address a problem/issue How does the organization address the problems identified?

address a need He was impressed with the business plan because it addressed a real need.

(Definition of address from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of address

address

This is because if the school addresses the situation, then it admits knowledge, and then the school can be held somewhat responsible.

From TIME

The researchers addressed this problem by creating an approximate model that does two things.

From Phys.Org

They will address the position at some point.

From cleveland.com

His slow delivery will need to be addressed.

From cleveland.com

After all, one can make a case for them addressing one of several positions in the first round.

From Minneapolis Star Tribune

The sad state of how our elected leaders are choosing to address our economic problems offer a textbook illustration.

From The Hill

Addressing what should and should not be deemed consent is necessary.

From Los Angeles Times

Addressing the most painful chapters in our history honestly and openly can create openings.

From Los Angeles Times

Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities.

From The Atlantic

The other important leg of the proposal addresses concerns about compensation for administrative staff (usually a sole fund-raiser or a managing director).

From Huffington Post

But even if that were so, it would only address the circumvention concern, rather than the broader purpose of the aggregate limits.

From Business Insider

Generally, this content was hidden behind a "gate," which you could only get past by giving up your email address.

From Gizmodo

And if the experience is a nightmare, consider contacting their supervisor and explaining that they'll need to address the issue with their team.

From Business Insider

I think it's unprofessional and hurting a lot of honest concerns that are political/social items to be addressed.

From National Geographic

But let's let tech companies put a priority on addressing serious issues of identity theft and harassment, not overreacting to thin-skinned politicians.

From Chicago Tribune

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Collocations with address

address

These are words often used in combination with address.

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address register

This address space is used to address registers and memory on the option.

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commencement address

Heath (1980) cited an 1829 handbook and an 1846 commencement address that criticize the use of the nominative in this environment.

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correct address

It was clearly a question of the letter not going to the correct address and not being forwarded that led to the trouble.

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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0

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What is the pronunciation of address?

Translations of address

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家庭詳細資料, 地址, 住址…

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家庭详细资料, 地址, 住址…

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dirección, espaço de endereçamento, dirigirse a…

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endereço, dirigir-se a, enfrentar…

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पत्ता, ई -पत्ता, अक्षरं आणि चिन्ह मिळून तयार केलेली एक ओळ जी इंटरनेट वर काही शोधण्यासाठी किंवा ईमेल कुठे पाठवायची ते दर्शवते…

住所, 電子メール（Eメール）アドレス, ～に宛て先を書く…

adres, internet adresi, resmi konuşma…

adresse [feminine], discours [masculine], adresser…

adreça, posar l’adreça a, abordar…

adresseren, richten, aanpakken…

ஒரு நபர் எங்கு வாழ்கின்றரோ அல்லது வேலை பார்க்கிறாரோ அவருடைய வீட்டு எண், சாலையின் பெயர், நகரத்தின் பெயர்…

पता, जिसमें किसी व्यक्ति के निवास या कार्यस्थल को दर्शाने के लिये मकान का नंबर, सड़क का नाम और शहर का नाम शामिल होते हैं और जिस पर पत्र आदि भेजे जा सकते हैं…

સરનામું, ઇન્ટરનેટ પર કંઈ પણ શોધવા માટે કે ઈમેઈલ ક્યાં મોકલવો તે બતાવવા માટે અક્ષરો અને પ્રતિકોની શૃંખલા, સંબોધન…

adressere, rette (mine) ord, henvende (mig) til…

adressera, rikta, ställa…

letak alamat, menujukan, menangani…

adressieren, richten (an), angehen…

adresse [masculine], tale [masculine], adressere…