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address

/æˈdɹɛs/

When used as a noun to mean a location, it is a countable noun (e.g., 'one address', 'two addresses'). When used as a verb meaning 'to deal with' or 'to speak to', the word sounds different than when used as a noun. In the verb form, the stress is usually on the second syllable (ad-DRESS), whereas in the noun form, it is on the first syllable (AD-dress). The phrase "address the issue" is very common in professional and business settings to mean 'fixing' or 'discussing' a problem.

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Maya is cleaning her apartment while Jackson tries to recruit her for a new venture.
Jackson

Just shoot me your address and I'll drop off the whitepaper.

Jackson
Maya
Maya

Hard pass. Stop trying to hustle me.

💡
Jackson is using 'address' in the sense of a physical location to deliver a crypto proposal. Maya uses the slang 'hard pass' to firmly reject him and 'hustle' to describe his attempt to trick or persuade her into a bad investment.

Meanings

noun

The particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.

"Please write your return address on the envelope."

noun

A formal speech delivered to an audience.

"The president gave a televised address to the nation."

verb (transitive)

To speak to a person or an assembly in a formal way.

"He addressed the committee regarding the new budget proposal."

verb (transitive)

To think about and begin to deal with an issue or problem.

"We must address the root cause of the problem before it escalates."

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