address
To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies; to betakeTo prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
» This letter is addressed to you.
Dieser Brief ist an dich adressiert.
Dieser Brief ist an Sie adressiert.
Это письмо адресовано тебе.
Это письмо адресовано Вам.
Цього листа адресовано Вам.
Meaning
16 senses(reflexive, transitive)To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
(reflexive)To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
(transitive)To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents.
(transitive)To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
ansprechen
обраща́тьсяobraščátʹsja, обрати́тьсяobratítʹsja
зверта́тисяzvertátysja, зверну́тисяzvernútysja
(transitive)To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
He addressed a letter.
adressieren
адресова́тьadresovátʹ
(transitive)To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
уха́живатьuxáživatʹ
(transitive)To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
(transitive)To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
(formal, transitive)To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
(transitive)To refer to a location in computer memory.
adressieren
(Scotland, transitive)To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
(intransitive, obsolete)To prepare oneself.
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Examples
1211 sentencesThis letter is addressed to you.
Цього листа адресовано Вам.
ruЭто письмо адресовано тебе.
deDieser Brief ist an dich adressiert.
Please take me to this address.
Відвезіть мене на цю адресу, будь ласка.
ruОтвезите меня по этому адресу, пожалуйста.
deBitte bringen Sie mich zu dieser Adresse.
When did you change your address?
Коли ти змінила адресу?
ruКогда ты сменила адрес?
deWann hast du deine Adresse geändert?
The mayor addressed the general public.
Мер звернувся до громадськості.
ruМэр обратился к общественности.
deDer Bürgermeister wandte sich an die Öffentlichkeit.
I changed my address last month.
Минулого місяця я змінив адресу.
ruЯ сменил адрес в прошлом месяце.
deIch habe letzten Monat meine Adresse geändert.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straFrom Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”) (modern French adresser), from Proto-Romance *addīrēctiāre, from ad- (“to; towards”) + *dīrēctiāre (“to guide; to direct”), from Latin dīrēctus (“straight; right”), from dīrigō (“to lay straight; to direct”), itself from regō (“to govern, to rule”). Cognate with Spanish aderezar (“to garnish; dress (food); to add spices”).
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Forms
addresses, addressing, addressed, addressed| Base form | address · to address |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | addresses |
| Present participle | addressing |
| Past simple | addressed |
| Past participle | addressed |
regular
Synonyms
44 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- email address
- name and address
- your email address
- my email address
- knew his address
- address on the
- knew her address
- and address here
- know your address
- your new address
- the wrong address
- new address