address

Forms

1.Direction.
- I went to his address but there was nobody there.
- The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address.
- The President's address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
2.Preparation.
- But now again she makes address to speak.
- At their turning-lathes, they employ their toes to guide the chisel; and, in these pedipulations, shew to Europeans a diverting degree of address.
- 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.

1.To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
- These men addressed themselves to the task.
2.To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
- When any member is about to speak in debate, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to “Mr. Chairman.”
3.To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
- He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents.
4.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.
- Are not your orders to address the senate?
- Rimmer paused for no discernible reason, then yelled, equally inexplicably: 'Shut up!', wheeled round 180º, and appeared to be addressing a dartboard.

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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 *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti

Proto-Italic *dwizregō

Latin dīrigō

Latin dīrēctus

Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.