address
[ noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres ]
/ noun əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; verb əˈdrɛs /
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noun
verb (used with object), ad·dressed, ad·dress·ing.
verb (used without object), ad·dressed or ad·drest, ad·dress·ing.Obsolete.
to make an appeal.
to make preparations.
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Origin of address
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1. See speech.
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address
/ (əˈdrɛs) /
noun
verb -dresses, -dressing or -dressed or obsolete, or poetic -drest (tr)
Derived forms of address
addresser or addressor, nounWord Origin for address
C14: (in the sense: to make right, adorn) and c15 (in the modern sense: to direct words): via Old French from Vulgar Latin addrictiāre (unattested) to make straight, direct oneself towards, from Latin ad- to + dīrectus direct
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