"addressing" in the verb sense
1. address, turn to
speak to
"He addressed the crowd outside the window"
2. address, speak
give a speech to
"The chairman addressed the board of trustees"
3. address, direct
put an address on (an envelope)
4. address
direct a question at someone
5. address
address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question
6. address, call
greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name
"He always addresses me with `Sir'"
"Call me Mister"
"She calls him by first name"
7. address
access or locate by address
8. cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
"This book deals with incest"
"The course covered all of Western Civilization"
"The new book treats the history of China"
9. address, accost, come up to
speak to someone
10. address
adjust and aim (a golf ball) at in preparation of hitting
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