/əˈdres/
#953 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
The number, street and town where a person lives or where a letter is sent.
Word origin
From Old French adresser, meaning to send something straight to a place.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- adresser
Grammar
Gender
Pluraladdresses
Examples
envelope.
Here "address" is where you live, so the letter can find you.
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An "email address" is where an email is sent.
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"Addresses" is the plural form of "address".
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