2 ad·dress
Pronounced:
/əˈdrɛs, ˈæˌdrɛs/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural ad·dress·esMeaning:
[count] 1 a : the words and numbers that are used to describe the location of a building and that are written on letters, envelopes, and packages so that they can be mailed to that location ▪ Write your name, address, and phone number in the spaces provided. ▪ Our address [=the address of our home] is 82 Third Street. ▪ Please deliver the package to my work address. [=the address of the building where I work] ▪ I forgot to put the return address [=the address of the person sending the letter] on the envelope. —see picture at mail b : the letters, numbers, and symbols that are used to direct an e-mail message or to show the location of a site on the Internet ▪ an e-mail address ▪ a Web address
2 : a formal speech ▪ We listened to the President's inaugural address on the radio. ▪ She was asked to give/deliver a formal address at the ceremony. —see also keynote address, public address system
2 : a formal speech ▪ We listened to the President's inaugural address on the radio. ▪ She was asked to give/deliver a formal address at the ceremony. —see also keynote address, public address system
form/term of address
: a word, name, or title that is used when speaking or writing to someone ▪ “Honey” is an affectionate term of address in U.S. English.