B1verb · transitive · frequent

address

ad·dress

address · addresses · addressed · addressing

звернутися, звертатися

обращаться, обратиться, ухаживать, адресовать

ansprechen, adressieren

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.

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/əˈdɹɛs/

» 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.
sich vorbereiten

Examples

1211 sentences

This letter is addressed to you.
Цього листа адресовано Вам. — ChickenKiev
ruЭто письмо адресовано тебе. — Ugggla
deDieser Brief ist an dich adressiert. — MUIRIEL
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Please take me to this address.
Відвезіть мене на цю адресу, будь ласка. — atitarev
ruОтвезите меня по этому адресу, пожалуйста. — soniamiku
deBitte bringen Sie mich zu dieser Adresse. — Manfredo
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When did you change your address?
Коли ти змінила адресу? — Ahha
ruКогда ты сменила адрес? — Wezel
deWann hast du deine Adresse geändert? — Yorwba
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The mayor addressed the general public.
Мер звернувся до громадськості. — ascolto
ruМэр обратился к общественности. — odexed
deDer Bürgermeister wandte sich an die Öffentlichkeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I changed my address last month.
Минулого місяця я змінив адресу. — deniko
ruЯ сменил адрес в прошлом месяце. — sharptoothed
deIch habe letzten Monat meine Adresse geändert. — MUIRIEL
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to direct speech to:

Русский

By meaning 3

to direct speech to:

to direct in writing:

to make suit to as a lover:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

reflexively: to prepare oneself:

(obsolete in English) to direct speech:

to direct in writing:

Origin

From Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to stra

From 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

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	address
he, she, it	addresses

Past simpleLesson

all persons

addressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have addressed
he, she, it	has addressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will address

Synonyms

44 synonyms

garmentB1 dressA2 equipB2 investB1 romanceA2 courtA2 solicitC2 sparkB2 wooC1 fieldA1 beclothe dight put on accouter

Close in meaning

speak to:turn to
give a speech to:speak
speak to someone:accost come up to
put an address on (an envelope):direct
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name:call
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression:cover treat handle plow deal

Word family

11 related words

Relatedaddressee addressable

Derivedaddressability addresser address me addressment misaddress overaddress preaddress readdress unaddress

Lessons 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