address verb
1 write name and address
ADV. correctly, properly | personally The minister did not reply to my letter although I addressed it to him personally.
PREP. to
PHRASES a stamped addressed envelope Please send a stamped addressed envelope and we will send you a copy of our brochure.
2 say sth to sb
ADV. by name, directly She did not address him by name. He never addressed her directly.
PREP. to He addressed his comments to the chairman.
3 deal with problem
ADV. directly, explicitly, specifically | fully | adequately These concerns were not adequately addressed in the report. | successfully
VERB + ADDRESS seek to the problems we are seeking to address | fail to
PHRASES address yourself to sth The authors of the book address themselves to the question of unemployment.