address

Pronunciation

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noun

• (Canada) enPR: ă'drəs, IPA: /ˈæ.dɹəs/, SAMPA: /"{dr@s/
• (UK) enPR: ədrĕs', IPA: /ə.ˈdrɛs/, SAMPA: /@"drEs/
• (US) enPR: ă'drĕs, IPA: /ˈæ.dɹɛs/, SAMPA: /"@drEs/

verb

• enPR: ədrĕs'
• IPA: /ə.ˈdɹɛs/
• SAMPA: /@"drEs/

Noun

Singular address

Plural addresses

a letter with an address in Bulgaria

1. (countable) An address is the location where a building is or where a person lives.

Synonyms

• report
• speech
• talk
• statement

Related words

• addressee

Verb

Plain form address

Third-person singular addresses

Past tense addressed

Past participle addressed

Present participle addressing

1. (transitive) If you address a group, you talk in front of it.

   The Prime Minister will address the United Nations.

2. (transitive) If you address a letter, you write an address on it.

   She addressed the envelope to "Mr. John Black."

Synonyms

• talk
• speak
• focus
• attend