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say it: A-dres
address is a verb and noun meaning "speak to". It carries 18 recorded senses.
give a speech to
“The chairman addressed the board of trustees”
put an address on (an envelope)
direct a question at someone
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
“He always addresses me with `Sir'”
“Call me Mister”
“She calls him by first name”
speak to someone
(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
computer science
the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
“he listened to an address on minor Roman poets”
the manner of speaking to another individual
“he failed in his manner of address to the captain”
a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
social skill
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for address come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.