HOW TO PRONOUNCE
address
/ˈæˌdɹɛs/
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AD-dress: put the main stress on AD.
Another pronunciation stresses DRESS. Both patterns occur; the word's use can affect the stress.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“Please write the address on the envelope.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does address mean?
noun
- A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.
- A formal approach to a sovereign or head of state, especially an official appeal or petition.
- A response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.
More meanings (26)
noun
- An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.
- A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter.
- The location of a property.
- A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory.
- A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL.
- The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.
- (obsolete) Guidance; help.
- (archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.
- (archaic) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability.
- (obsolete) The act of getting ready; preparation.
verb
- To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
- To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
- To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
- 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 direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
- To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
- To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
- To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
- To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
- To refer to a location in computer memory.
- To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
- (obsolete) To prepare oneself.
- (obsolete) To direct speech.
- (obsolete) To aim; to direct.
- (obsolete) To prepare or make ready.
- (archaic) To clothe or array; to dress.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæˌdɹɛs/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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The attendants remained as mute to this address as to the former, and they now stood before the gate of the castle.
The Subcommittee may address other appropriate standards- related matters respecting telecommunications equipment or services and such other matters as it considers appropriate.
More book examples (3)
I do not speak of flight, of fear of death, But dare all imminence that gods and men Address their dangers in.
But before he could get the courage to address the whole table, Sewell added, "I suppose he don't always think of it."
“I shall be delighted,” says he, “to send the Professor my card, if you will oblige me by mentioning his present address.”