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ADDRESSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of mail) marked with a destination
Example:
I throw away all mail addressed to 'resident'
Classified under:
Similar:
self-addressed (addressed to yourself)
Antonym:
unaddressed (not addressed)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb address
Context examples:
Examination and interpretation; the process of identifying an issue to be understood and addressed, modelling the issue, investigating the model results, interpreting the results, and possibly making a recommendation.
(Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)
Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with: I hope Mr. Bingley will like it, Lizzy.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
But there are challenges to be addressed before this can be used on a commercial scale.
(Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution, University of Cambridge)
I saw the outside of the note, addressed in straggling, irregular characters, very unlike Holmes’s usual precise hand.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I perceive also that whoever addressed the envelope had to go and inquire as to the address.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He turned upon me with dignity, and addressed me as equal addresses equal.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
And the next moment, when she or her mother addressed him as "Mr. Eden," his aggressive pride was forgotten, and he was glowing and warm with delight.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Unfolding it, I found that it consisted of three pages torn from his note-book and addressed to me.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Kerfoot, thus directly addressed, was startled into dropping his knife on the floor, though he managed to grunt affirmation.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The men addressed each other as “Hal” and “Charles.”
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
