address noun [C] (HOME DETAILS)
A1
- Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.
- Please send the articles to the address given above.
- Her new address is 12 Warwickshire Mansions.
- He hasn't written to me recently - perhaps he's lost my address.
- Please print your name and address in block capitals.
- A man was detained at an address in Birmingham.
address noun [C] (COMPUTERS)
A1
address verb [T] (SPEAK TO)
C2 formal
to speak or write to someone
address verb [T] (DEAL WITH)
- They are guilty of a cowardly failure to address the problem.
- Her speech was full of excuses and evasions and never properly addressed the issue.
- As employers we need to be seen to be addressing these issues sympathetically.
- The government has to address the rise in violent crime.
- Airports are trying to address security concerns without causing inconvenience to passengers.