Word of the Day: Address
When this word is a noun, you can pronounce it one of two ways:
ad’ dress (the accent is on the first syllable)
or
a ddress’ (the accent is on the second syllable).
- Do you know their address?
- What’s the address?
- We couldn’t find the address.
- Is this the address?
- The address is 4231 Lyndale Avenue.
- Her current address is 150 North Oak Street.
When “address” is used as a verb, you can use it to refer to a place where a person lives, but it also means the manner in which you speak to another person.
When used as a verb, the accent is always on the second syllable: a ddress
- I have to address several envelopes.
- How do you address your teacher? (Do you call him by his first name?)
- His manner of addressing the President was very disrespectful. (The word “addressing” in this sentence is a gerund.)
- The police addressed the crowd and told them to leave the area.
- How should we address this situation? (address = take care of).
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with A page to see the list of all words starting with letter A. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
