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address

(noun)
1. Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
2. Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal application.
3. A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal statement on some subject or special occasion; as, an address of thanks, an address to the voters.
4. Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a man of pleasing or insinuating address.
5. Attention in the way one's addresses to a lady. Addison.
6. Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.
7. Act of preparing one's self.
8. street address
(verb)
1. To prepare one's self.
  Let us address to tend on Hector's heels. - Shakespeare
2. To direct speech.
  Young Turnus to the beauteous maid address. - Dryden
3. To aim; to direct.
  And this good knight his way with me addrest. - Spenser
4. To prepare or make ready.
  His foe was soon addressed. - Spenser
  Turnus addressed his men to single fight. - Dryden
  The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming. - Jeremy Taylor
5. To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
  These men addressed themselves to the task. - Macaulay
6. To clothe or array; to dress.
  Tecla ... addressed herself in man's apparel. - Jewel
7. To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).
  The young hero had addressed his players to him for his assistance. - Dryden
8. 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; to accost.
  Are not your orders to address the senate? - Addison
  The representatives of the nation addressed the king. - Swift
9. To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.
10. To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
11. To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
12. To address one's self to; to prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to; to direct one's speech or discourse to.
13. To handle, discuss about a problem especially to solve it.
  This meeting hopes to address how to improve sales overseas.

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