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to readdress

to readdress

1 5.3
To send something to a different address or deal with it again
  • verb
  • /ˌriːəˈdrɛs/
translation icon : revisar
  • Good opportunity to readdress the issue of the high cost of trash collection in this town.

Examples

  • In recent years, however, there has been a high-profile return to Marxist-inflected thinking that seeks to readdress questions of art's critical engagement with society.

    Academic text (2016)

  • It's a time that requires more space than I have for today, but I'll readdress it in the coming days.

    Blog text (26)

  • Does it need to be readdressed in light of new information?

    Blog text (13)

  • This question needs to be readdressed based largely on the work of Byrne, Parkinson, and Newall (5).

    Academic text (1996)

  • Philosophical questions and educational issues raised during the teacher education coursework should be readdressed during the field experience to foster pre-service teacher reflection and inquiry-based learning.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The committee decided to readdress the budget issues during the next meeting.

  • It is time to readdress the concerns raised by the community about the new policy.

  • We must readdress the previous recommendations in light of the new data we received.

Synonyms

to revisit
vsto readdress
72 3.7

To return to an idea or topic to think about it again

also includes changing location or focus, not only returning to consider again
to reorient
vsto readdress
8 5.6

To change the direction or main focus of something

can also mean dealing with an issue again rather than only moving focus
to rechannel
vsto readdress
1 6.0

To change the course or use of something

can mean redirecting focus or location as well as reviewing an issue again
to reorientate
vsto readdress
  • UK
6.3

To adjust direction or focus after a change

is used more broadly to mean changing focus or handling an issue again
reapproach
vsto readdress
8.1

A second attempt to contact or deal with someone after the first try

covers returning to a topic more generally, not only making another attempt
to re-address
vsto readdress
  • UK
5.0

Put a new delivery label on an envelope or package so it goes to a different place

is broader, meaning change of focus or return to an issue rather than relabelling

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

How Addressed

to resolve
623 3.3
to readdress
1 5.3
to address
∞ 3.6
to discuss
∞ 1.6
to raise
∞ 3.2
to mention
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

readdress infinitive
readdressed past
readdressed past participle
readdressing present participle
readdresses third person singular

Morphology

readdress = address (transparent) = re + address

This is standard prefixation of 're-' onto 'address', giving the regular meaning 'address again' or 'address anew'.

Etymology

Readdress breaks into re- 'again' and address 'to direct' or 'location', so it means to 'direct again'. That is why to readdress something can mean to send it to a new place or to deal with a problem again.