English Dictionary

address

/əˈdɹɛs/

noun

(obsolete) Guidance; help. / (chiefly in the plural, now archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.

He gave me his address so I could send him a letter.

意味（1）

(obsolete) Guidance; help.

意味（2）

(chiefly in the plural, now archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.

[H]e was thus agreeable, and I neither insensible of his Perfections, nor displeased at his Addresses to me […] .

意味（3）

A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.

a man of pleasing or insinuating address

意味（4）

A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.

意味（5）

An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.

Mr. Gregson, who had listened to this address with considerable impatience, could contain himself no longer.

意味（6）

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.

Where we once sent love letters in a sealed envelope, or stuck photographs of our children in a family album, now such private material is despatched to servers and clouds operated by people we don't know and will never meet. Perhaps we assume that our name, address and search preferences will be viewed by some unseen pair of corporate eyes, probably not human, and don't mind that much.

意味（7）

(by extension) The property itself.

I went to his address but there was nobody there.

意味（8）

(computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address.

The program will crash if there is no valid data stored at that address.

意味（9）

(now rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability.

This is one bad effect of a good Character—it invites applications from the unfortunate and there needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of Benevolence without incurring the expence.

意味（10）

(obsolete) The act of getting ready; preparation.

But now again she makes address to speak.

意味（11）

(golf, Scotland) The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.