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to address

to address

42 1.0
To write the name and place where a letter or package should be sent
  • verb
  • /əˈdrɛs/
: escribir la dirección
  • Before sending the invitations, I had to address each envelope with the correct recipient's details.
  • address an envelope
  • address a letter
  • address correspondence to

Someone sent a package to our PO Box and it was addressed to Wally.

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Examples

  • Each student is provided with a letter addressed to the faculty in each of the student's courses.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Can you address the letter to the new tenants at 123 Elm Street?

  • This letter addressed to you was in it.

    Tea and Sympathy (1956)

  • It's addressed to you, care of me.

    Doctor Zhivago (1965)

  • I wasn't sure who to address it to.

    Problemista (2024)

  • Someone sent a package to our PO Box and it was addressed to Wally.

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dr. DeMoulin, Education Studies, University of Tennessee-Martin, Martin, TN 38238.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to James O. Rust, P.O. Box 533, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.

    Academic text (1999)

  • She carefully addressed the package to ensure it reached her friend without delay.

Synonyms

to direct
vsto address
4 1.8

To write the address of the person who will get a letter or package

also covers printing those recipient details not only handwriting
to superscribe
vsto address
1 9.8

Write a name or address on the outside of something like an envelope

is narrower, used only for adding recipient details on envelopes or packages

Antonyms

to neglect
189 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

to omit
71 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

Phrasal Verbs

to address the nation
  • Formal
26 4.8

To make a formal speech to the people of a country

to address the fallout
1 6.8

To deal with the bad results of an event

Compounds

email address
  • Texting
73 2.3

A unique name used to send and receive email, like user@example.com

e-mail address
  • Texting
54 1.1

A special name people use to send and receive messages online

name and address
44 1.0

Information that shows who someone is and where they receive mail

inaugural address
  • Formal
23 5.9

A formal speech given at the start of an important job, for example by a president

return address
22 1.8

The sender's details on an envelope that show where to send it back if not delivered

keynote address
10 4.4

A main speech at a formal event that sets the tone

mailing address
10 1.3

The address where letters or packages are sent to reach someone

Gettysburg Address
9 4.7

A short famous speech by Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg in 1863 to honor soldiers who died

street address
7 1.0

A number and street name that shows where a house or building is

public address system
4 3.3

A system with microphones and speakers that makes announcements loud in public places

business address
3 2.3

An address where a company has its office or is registered

State of the City address
  • Formal
2 6.8

A formal speech by the mayor about the city's situation and future plans

computer address
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A code that shows where data or a device is in a computer system

postal address
1 2.0

The place where people send your mail, like a house or P.O. Box

form of address
1 3.4

A way of speaking used when you talk to someone to show their title or relationship

valedictory address
  • Formal
1 8.1

A formal speech by a top student that says goodbye at a graduation ceremony

salutatory address
  • Formal
1 8.8

A welcoming speech that a student representative gives at the start of a graduation

nominating address
  • Formal
7.7

A formal speech at a political meeting that proposes someone for election

How Clear

to inscribe
31 5.3
to address
42 1.0
to write
∞ 1.0
to scrawl
24 5.5

Surface Forms

address infinitive
addressed past
addressed past participle
addressing present participle
addresses third person singular

Etymology

Address as a verb (to write on an envelope) comes from ad- 'to' and -dress 'direct'. To address a letter is to 'direct' it to the right person.