From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Address \Ad*dress"\ ([a^]d*dr[e^]s"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Addressed} (-dr[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Addressing}.] [OE. adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten, address, F. adresser, fr. ['a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F. dresser, to straighten, arrange. See {Dress}, v.]
1. To aim; to direct. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
And this good knight his way with me addrest. --Spenser.
2. To prepare or make ready. [Obs.]
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. --Jer. Taylor.
3. Reflexively: 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.
4. To clothe or array; to dress. [Archaic]
Tecla . . . addressed herself in man's apparel. --Jewel.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.
8. To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
9. (Com.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.
{To address one's self to}. (a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to. (b) To direct one's speech or discourse to.
{To address the ball} (Golf), to take aim at the ball, adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body, etc., to a convenient position. [Webster 1913 Suppl. 1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Address \Ad*dress"\ ([a^]d*dr[e^]s"), verb (used without an object)
1. To prepare one's self. [Obs.] ''Let us address to tend on Hector's heels.'' --Shak.
Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest. --Dryden.
Note: The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the reflexive pronoun.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Address \Ad*dress\, noun [Cf. F. adresse. See {Address}, verb (used with an object)]
1. Act of preparing one's self. [Obs.] --Jer Taylor.
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. Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name, title, and place of residence of the person addressed.
5. Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a man of pleasing or insinuating address.
6. Attention in the way one's addresses to a lady. --Addison.
7. Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.
Syn: Speech; discourse; harangue; oration; petition; lecture; readiness; ingenuity; tact; adroitness.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored [syn: {computer address}]
2: the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
3: the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets" [syn: {speech}]
4: the manner of speaking to another individual; "he failed in his manner of address to the captain"
5: a sign in front of a house or business carrying the conventional form by which its location is described
6: written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location [syn: {destination}, {name and address}]
7: the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
8: social skill [syn: {savoir-faire}]
verb
1: speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window" [syn: {turn to}]
2: give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees" [syn: {speak}]
3: put an address on (an envelope, for example) [syn: {direct}]
4: direct a question at someone
5: address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
6: greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with 'Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name" [syn: {call}]
7: access or locate by address
8: deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China" [syn: {cover}, {treat}, {handle}, {plow}, {deal}]
9: speak to someone [syn: {accost}, {come up to}]
10: adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation fo hitting [also: {addrest}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
1. {e-mail address}. 2. {Internet address}. 3. {MAC address}. 4. An unsigned integer used to select one fundamental element of storage, usually known as a {word} from a computer's {main memory} or other storage device. The {CPU} outputs addresses on its {address bus} which may be connected to an {address decoder}, {cache controller}, {memory management unit}, and other devices. While from a hardware point of view an address is indeed an integer most {strongly typed} programming languages disallow mixing integers and addresses, and indeed addresses of different data types. This is a fine example for {syntactic salt}: the compiler could work without it but makes writing bad programs more difficult. (1997-07-01)
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