address
[noun]
Synonyms:
- location, abode, dwelling, home, house, residence, situation, whereabouts
- speech, discourse, dissertation, lecture, oration, sermon, talk
[verb]
Synonyms:
- speak to, approach, greet, hail, talk to
- address oneself to: concentrate on, apply (oneself) to, attend to, devote (oneself) to, engage in, focus on, take care of

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Antonyms: maladroitness
Contrasted words: disregard, ignore, overlook, pass up, slight, avoid, cut, inadequacy, ineptitude, ineptness, unskillfulness, awkwardness, clumsiness, gawkiness, lubberliness, stupidity, gaucheness, boorishness, churlishness
Related Idioms: bring (oneself) into relation with something, tax (one's energies) with something, attract one's attention, make a play for, pay (one's) addresses to, run after
Related Words: associate, connect, couple, link, relate, aim, level, point, speak (to), talk (with), appeal (to), apostrophize, petition, converse, speak, talk, attend, escort, squire, neck, pet, romance, rush, smooch, spoon, competence, efficiency, expertise, know-how, proficiency, craft, finesse, ingeniousness, ingenuity, resourcefulness, dexterity, ease, facility, cleverness, readiness, affability, graciousness

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English Thesaurus: speech, address, talk, lecture, presentation, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. ad‧dress¹ S2 W2 /əˈdres $ əˈdres, ˈædres/ noun

1. [countable]
a) the details of the place where someone lives or works, which you use to send them letters etc:
What’s your new address?
I can give you the address of a good attorney.
b) the series of letters and other symbols that you put when sending email to a particular person, or that is the name of a website:
They have changed the address of their website.

2. [countable] a formal speech that someone makes to a group of people
address to
an address to the European Parliament
presidential/inaugural etc address
The new President delivered his inaugural address in Creole.

3. form/mode/style of address the correct title or name that you should use when speaking or writing to someone

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. ad‧dress² S2 W2 /əˈdres/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: adresser, from dresser 'to arrange']

1. if you address an envelope, package etc, you write on it the name and address of the person you are sending it to
address something to somebody
That letter was addressed to me.
Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (=with your address on it so it can be sent back to you).

2. formal if you address a problem, you start trying to solve it
address a problem/question/issue etc
Our products address the needs of real users.
address yourself to something
Marlowe now addressed himself to the task of searching the room.

3. formal to speak to someone directly:
She turned to address the man on her left.

4. formal if you address remarks, complaints etc to someone, you say or write them directly to that person:
You will have to address your comments to our Head Office.

5. to make a formal speech to a large group of people
address a meeting/conference etc
He addressed an audience of 10,000 supporters.

6. to use a particular title or name when speaking or writing to someone
address somebody as something
The president should be addressed as ‘Mr. President’.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

address
noun
I. where you live/work
ADJ. home, private | business | contact Please leave a contact address.
forwarding, return There was no return address on the back of the envelope.
postal | full Please write your full postal address.
false, wrong He gave a false address to the police.
correct, right | useful | secret | fashionable Cheyne Walk was a very fashionable address.
VERB + ADDRESS give, leave, write
ADDRESS + NOUN book
PREP. at a/the ~ I'm afraid there's nobody called Williams at this address.
PHRASES a change of address Please inform us of any change of address.
name and address, no fixed address a man of no fixed address

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

address
II. speech
ADJ. short | inaugural, keynote, opening | public a public address system
radio, televised/television | election | presidential
VERB + ADDRESS deliver, give The prime minister delivered the keynote address at the conference.
PREP. in a/the ~ He gave details of the policy in an address to party members.
~ by an address by the Chancellor of the University
~ to a radio address to the nation

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

address
verb
I. write name and address
ADV. correctly, properly | personally The minister did not reply to my letter although I addressed it to him personally.
PREP. to
PHRASES a stamped addressed envelope Please send a stamped addressed envelope and we will send you a copy of our brochure.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

address
II. say sth to sb
ADV. by name, directly She did not address him by name. He never addressed her directly.
PREP. to He addressed his comments to the chairman.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

address
III. deal with problem
ADV. directly, explicitly, specifically | fully | adequately These concerns were not adequately addressed in the report.
successfully
VERB + ADDRESS seek to the problems we are seeking to address
fail to
PHRASES address yourself to sth The authors of the book address themselves to the question of unemployment.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

address

sb’s home/private address
What’s your home address?
sb’s work/business/school address
I sent the letter to her work address.
My business address is on my card.
sb’s email address
I can’t find his email address.
a web/website address
Just type in the web address.
a postal/mailing address (=the place where a letter is sent )
Please give your bank’s full postal address.
the full address
They need the full address, including the postcode.
a forwarding address (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old address)
They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
a false/fake address
He gave the police a false address.
sb’s old/new address
I’ve only got his old address.
give somebody your address
She refused to give me her address.
have/know sb’s address
Do you know Helen’s address?
No one seems to have his address.
lose sb’s address
I wanted to write to him, but I’ve lost his address.
sb’s name and address
We’ll need your full name and address.
a change of address (=a new address when you move to a different place)
You need to inform your bank if there’s been a change of address.
of no fixed address (=having no permanent home – used especially in news reports)
a 25-year-old man of no fixed address
an address book (=a book or a file on your computer, where you keep people’s addresses)

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

speech a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people:
The bridegroom usually makes a speech after the wedding.
In her speech, she proposed major changes to the welfare system.
the opening speech of the conference
address formal a speech that a very important person gives to a large group of people:
the President's address to the nation
He was surrounded by security officers as he made his address.
talk an occasion when someone speaks to a group of people giving them information about a particular subject or about their experiences:
I went to an interesting talk on the wildlife of Antarctica.
He's been asked to give a talk about his trip to India.
lecture a talk, especially on an academic subject and given to students in a university:
a lecture on 17th century French literature
Professor Black is giving the lecture.
presentation a talk in which you describe or explain a new product or idea, especially one you give for your company:
I had to give a presentation to the board of directors.
He's making a presentation to the management of a well-known manufacturing company.
sermon a talk given by a priest or a religious leader:
The vicar preached a sermon about the need for forgiveness.
statement a spoken or written announcement that someone makes in public, often to journalists:
The minister issued a short statement in which he said he had no plans to resign.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

address
əˈdres
See: public-address system

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲