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How to pronounce address in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms direct
Type of label
Has types re-address, misaddress, instrument, misdirect
Derivation addressee
Type Words
Synonyms savoir-faire
Type of tactfulness, tact
Type Words
Synonyms speak
Has types memorialise, keynote, memorialize, harangue, blaze away
Derivation addressee


The chairman addressed the board of trustees.
Type Words
Synonyms destination, name and address
Type of direction, instruction
Has types return address
Type Words
Synonyms accost, come up to
Type of come, come up
Has types approach, greet, recognise, recognize
Derivation addressee
Type Words
Synonyms computer address, reference
Type of computer code, code
Has types argument, url, universal resource locator, uniform resource locator, parameter
Type Words
Synonyms turn to
Type of intercommunicate, communicate
Has types call
Derivation addressee


He addressed the crowd outside the window.
Type Words
Synonyms speech
Type of speech act
Has types lecture, impromptu, inaugural, litany, dithyramb, oratory, discourse, talk, speechmaking, speaking, sermon, public speaking, public lecture, preaching, allocution, colloquium, oral presentation, inaugural address


he listened to an address on minor Roman poets.
Type Words
Synonyms call
Type of turn to
Verb group be known as, name, know as, call


He always addresses me with `Sir'.
Type Words
Synonyms cover, deal, handle, plow, treat
Type of initiate, broach
Has types talk about, theologize, theologise, discuss, discourse
Verb group handle, encompass, treat, embrace, do by, comprehend, cover
Type Words
Type of access
Type Words
Type of employ, use, apply, utilise, utilize
Derivation addressable
Type Words
Type of line up, adjust, aline, align
Type Words
Type of street sign
Type Words
Type of place, aim, direct, point, target
Derivation addressee
Type Words
Type of manner of speaking, speech, delivery


he failed in his manner of address to the captain.
Type Words
Type of geographical point, geographic point
Has types residence, abode, mailing address, business address, street address
Type Words
Type of stance

Examples of address

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He has said he doesn't attend the annual address because it has become partisan.
From the dailyherald.com
He says lawmakers should address the issue to raise awareness about the dangers.
From the abcnews.go.com
A summary of the topics the chief justice will address will be released Tuesday.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Obama will deliver his address Tuesday evening in an expectedly strong position.
From the sacbee.com
This week he will go to their headquarters just two blocks away to address them.
From the washingtontimes.com
In his address Tuesday, the Hezbollah leader had strong words for his opponents.
From the online.wsj.com
The meeting was set to address the 2009 International Property Maintenance Code.
From the tennessean.com
Williams-Bolar used her father's address, where she alleges she lived part-time.
From the cnn.com
Not only did Truman address this very issue but presidents since then have, too.
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  • (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
  • Speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window"
  • The place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
  • Give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
  • Put an address on (an envelope)
  • The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
  • An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used for describing the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or ...
  • In sociolinguistics, a Tu2013V distinction (from the Latin pronouns tu and vos) is a contrast, within one language, between various forms of addressing one's conversation partner or partners that are specialized for varying levels of politeness, social distance, courtesy, familiarity, age or insult toward the addressee...
  • In the United Kingdom, the State Opening of Parliament is an annual event that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...