address
[ noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres ]
/ noun əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; verb əˈdrɛs /
noun
verb (used with object), ad·dressed, ad·dress·ing.
verb (used without object), ad·dressed or ad·drest, ad·dress·ing. Obsolete.
to make an appeal.
to make preparations.
Origin of address
OTHER WORDS FROM address
Words nearby address
addle,
addlebrained,
addlepated,
addn.,
addnl.,
address,
address bar,
addressable,
addressee,
addressing machine,
addressograph
Example sentences from the Web for unaddressed
British Dictionary definitions for unaddressed (1 of 2)
unaddressed
/ (ˌʌnəˈdrɛst) /
adjective
(of a letter, package, etc) not having an address
British Dictionary definitions for unaddressed (2 of 2)
address
/ (əˈdrɛs) /
noun
verb -dresses, -dressing or -dressed or obsolete, or poetic -drest (tr)
Derived forms of address
addresser or addressor, nounWord Origin for address
C14: (in the sense: to make right, adorn) and c15 (in the modern sense: to direct words): via Old French from Vulgar Latin
addrictiāre (unattested) to make straight, direct oneself towards, from Latin
ad- to +
dīrectus
direct