American English
/əˈdɹɛs/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
the exact place where a person, home, business, or building is located, especially for receiving mail
“Address” is pronounced “AD-dress” (/ˈæˌdɹɛs/) when it means a place, an email location, or a speech, but “uh-DRESS” (/əˈdɹɛs/) when it is a verb.
the exact place where a person, home, business, or building is located, especially for receiving mail
Please send the package to my home address.
What is the address of the new office?
Use address for the place where someone lives or a business is. English direction means where someone should go.
home address · street address · mailing address · business address
at + an address
send/mail + something + to + an address
to deal with a problem, question, or need, especially by thinking about it or taking action
The new plan addresses the safety problem.
We need to address this concern before Friday.
address a problem · address an issue · address concerns · address a need
address + a problem/issue/concern
address + a problem + by + -ing
a set of letters, numbers, and symbols used to send email to a person or organization
I wrote down your email address.
She sent the invitation to the wrong address.
personal email address · work email address · email address field
send + an email + to + an email address
enter + an email address + in + a form
to speak directly to a person or group, often in a formal way
The president addressed the nation last night.
She addressed her questions to the manager.
Say address someone, not address to someone.
address the audience · address the nation · address the court · address the committee
address + someone
address + remarks/questions + to + someone
the address where someone lives
The form asks for your home address.
to deal with a problem or subject that needs attention
We must address the issue today.
to use a particular name or title when speaking to someone
The staff address her as Ms. Patel.
The verb keeps the final double s: addresses, addressed, addressing.