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Definition of addressing



Overview of verb address

The verb address has 10 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (16) address, turn to

(speak to; "He addressed the crowd outside the window")

2. (5) address, speak

(give a speech to; "The chairman addressed the board of trustees")

3. (4) address, direct

(put an address on (an envelope))

4. (2) address

(direct a question at someone)

5. (1) address

(address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question)

6. address, call

(greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name; "He always addresses me with `Sir'"; "Call me Mister"; "She calls him by first name")

7. address

(access or locate by address)

8. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address

(act on 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")

9. address, accost, come up to

(speak to someone)

10. address

(adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting)