address

noun

/əˈdres/

/əˈdres/, /ˈædres/

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[countable] details of where somebody lives or works and where letters, etc. can be sent
- What's your name and address?
- I'll give you my address and phone number.
- Is that your home address?
- Please note my change of address.
- There was no return address on the envelope.
- (especially North American English) Each entry must include a valid mailing address.
- (British English usually) a postal address
- Police found him at an address (= a house or flat) in West London.
- people with no fixed address (= with no permanent home)
see also forwarding address, return address
Extra Examples
- He gave a false address to the police.
- I'm afraid there's nobody called Williams at this address.
- Please inform us of any change of address.
- Please leave a contact address.
- Please write your full postal address.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- home
- private
- business
- …
verb + address
- give
- leave
- write
- …
address + noun
- book
preposition
- at a/the address
phrases
- a change of address
- name and address
- no fixed address
- …
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[countable] (computing) a series of words and symbols that tells you where you can find something using a computer or phone, for example on the internet
- What's your email address?
- The project has a new web address.
see also IP address
Wordfinder
- address
- attachment
- compose
- draft
- email
- emoticon
- forward
- inbox
- message
- re
Topics Phones, email and the interneta1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- email
- Internet
- Web
- …
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[countable] a formal speech that is made in front of an audience
- tonight’s televised presidential address
Synonyms speech
speech
- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.
- speech a formal talk given to an audience:
  Several people made speeches at the wedding.
- lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
  a lecture on the Roman army
  a course/series of lectures
- address a formal speech given to an audience:
  a televised presidential address
speech or address?A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
- talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
  She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.
- sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
  to preach a sermon
Patterns
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
Collocations Voting in elections
Voting in electionsRunning for election
- conduct/hold an election/a referendum
- (especially North American English) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
- (especially British English) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
- hold/call/contest a general/national election
- launch/run a presidential election campaign
- support/back a candidate
- sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
- appeal to/attract/woo/target (North American English) swing voters/(British English) floating voters
- fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
Voting
- go to/be turned away from (especially British English) a polling station/(North American English) a polling place
- cast a/your vote/ballot (for somebody)
- vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
- mark/spoil your ballot paper
- count (British English) the postal votes/(especially North American English) the absentee ballots
- go to/be defeated at the ballot box
- get/win/receive/lose votes
- get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
- win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
- lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
- win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
- elect/re-elect somebody (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
Taking power
- be sworn into office/in as president
- take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
- swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
- give/deliver (in the US) the president’s inaugural address
- take/enter/hold/leave office
- appoint somebody (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
- form a government/a cabinet
- serve two terms as prime minister/in office
Extra Examples
- The union leader gave a short but impassioned public address.
- an address by the Chancellor of the University
- a radio address to the nation
- a public address system
- The Secretary General delivered the keynote address at the conference.
- He gave details of the policy in an address to party members.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- short
- commencement
- farewell
- …
verb + address
- deliver
- give
preposition
- in a/the address
- address by
- address to
- …
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[uncountable] form/mode of address the correct title, etc. to use when you talk to somebody

Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb in the senses ‘set upright’ and ‘guide, direct’, hence ‘write directions for delivery on’ and ‘direct spoken words to’): from Old French, based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + directus past participle of dirigere, from di- ‘distinctly’ or de- ‘down’ + regere ‘put straight’. The noun is of mid 16th-cent. origin in the sense ‘act of approaching or speaking to someone’.

address

verb

OPAL W

/əˈdres/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they address	/əˈdres/ /əˈdres/
he / she / it addresses	/əˈdresɪz/ /əˈdresɪz/
past simple addressed	/əˈdrest/ /əˈdrest/
past participle addressed	/əˈdrest/ /əˈdrest/
-ing form addressing	/əˈdresɪŋ/ /əˈdresɪŋ/

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(formal) to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it
- address something Your essay does not address the real issues.
- to address a problem/concern/question
- The policy fails to address the needs of the poor.
- address yourself to something We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution.
Extra Examples
- In the long run it is far cheaper to address the needs of poor people than to ignore them.
- The authors of the book address themselves to the question of unemployment.
- The labour movement has always addressed issues of the quality of life.
- These concerns were not adequately addressed in the report.
- the problems we are seeking to address
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- directly
- explicitly
- specifically
- …
verb + address
- seek to
- fail to
phrases
- address yourself to something
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[often passive] to write on an envelope, etc. the name and address of the person, company, etc. that you are sending it to by mail
- be addressed The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house.
- address something (to somebody/something) Address your application to the General Manager.
compare readdress see also sae, SASE
Extra Examples
- Please send a stamped addressed envelope and we will send you a copy of our brochure.
- The minister did not reply to my letter although I addressed it to him personally.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- properly
- personally
- …
preposition
- to
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to make a formal speech to a group of people
- to address a meeting/conference
- The President has been asked to address the assembly.
(formal) to say something directly to somebody
- address somebody I was surprised when he addressed me in English.
- address something to somebody Any questions should be addressed to your teacher.
- The book is addressed to the general reader.
Extra Examples
- He addressed his comments to the chairman.
- He never addressed her directly.
- All remarks have to be addressed to the chair.
- The message was specifically addressed to the younger generation.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- by name
- directly
preposition
- to
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to use a particular name or title for somebody when you speak or write to them
- address somebody There are different ways in which to address a member of the royal family.
- address somebody as something The judge should be addressed as ‘Your Honour’.
- In Britain, a surgeon is addressed as ‘Mr’ not ‘Dr’.
- address somebody by something She did not address him by name.
Extra Examples
- How should I address her?
- Please address my client by his full name, Mr Babic.