address
verb
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.
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.
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.
