address
address (ə-drĕsʹ) verb, transitive
addressed, addressing, addresses
1. To speak to: addressed me in low tones.
2. To make a formal speech to.
3. To direct (a spoken or written message) to the attention of: address a protest to the faculty senate.
4. To mark with a destination: address a letter.
5. a. To direct the efforts or attention of (oneself): address oneself to a task. b. To deal with: addressed the issue of absenteeism.
6. To dispatch or consign (a ship, for example) to an agent or factor.
7. Sports. To adjust and aim the club at (a golf ball) in preparing for a stroke.
noun
1. A formal spoken or written communication: used the proper address for a priest.
2. A formal speech.
3. (also ădʹrĕs) The written or printed directions on mail or other deliverable items indicating destination.
4. (also ădʹrĕs) The location at which a particular organization or person may be found or reached.
5. Often addresses Courteous attentions.
6. The manner or bearing of a person, especially in conversation.
7. Skill, deftness, and grace in dealing with people or situations. See synonyms at tact.
8. The act of dispatching or consigning a ship, as to an agent or a factor.
9. Computer Science. A number used in information storage or retrieval that is assigned to a specific memory location.
[Middle English adressen, to direct, from Old French adresser, from Vulgar Latin *addīrēctiāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre, to straighten (from Latin dīrēctus past participle of dīrigere, to direct). See direct.]