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to address

to address

87 1.0
To write the name and place where a letter or package should be sent
  • verb
  • /əˈdrɛs/
translation icon : 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
8 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
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
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

to omit
66 3.4

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

Phrasal Verbs

to address the nation
  • Formal
13 4.8

To make a formal speech to the people of a country

to address the fallout
6.8

To deal with the bad results of an event

Compounds

email address
  • Texting
80 2.3

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

name and address
33 1.0

Information that shows who someone is and where they receive mail

e-mail address
  • Texting
30 1.1

A special name people use to send and receive messages online

return address
21 1.8

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

inaugural address
  • Formal
18 5.9

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

keynote address
10 4.4

A main speech at a formal event that sets the tone

Gettysburg Address
8 4.7

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

mailing address
8 1.3

The address where letters or packages are sent to reach someone

public address system
4 3.3

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

street address
4 1.0

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

business address
2 2.3

An address where a company has its office or is registered

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

State of the City address
  • Formal
1 6.8

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

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

nominating address
  • Formal
7.7

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

salutatory address
  • Formal
8.8

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

How Clear

to inscribe
31 5.3
to address
87 1.0
to write
∞ 1.0
to scrawl
23 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.