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1. the details of where someone lives, where a company, school etc is, or the details of
actress noun someones email account
acute adjective
adapt verb ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + address
addict noun
sbs old/new address Whats your new address?
address noun
sbs email address My email address is chrisfox@pearson.com.
adequate adjective
adjourn verb sbs home/private address I sent the letter to his home address.
adjust verb sbs work/business/school address I sent the letter to her work address. | My business address is
administration noun on my card.
admiration noun a web/website address Just type in the web address.
admire verb a postal/mailing address Please give your banks full postal address.
admirer noun a full address You need to give your full address, including the postcode.
admission noun a forwarding address (=a new address for sending mail to when you move from your old
admit verb
address) They moved without leaving a forwarding address.
adolescent adjective
a false/fake address He gave the police a false address.
adopt verb
adult1 noun
VERBS
adult2 adjective
advance noun give sb your address She refused to give me her address.
advanced adjective have/know sbs address Do you know Helens address? | No one seems to have his address.
lose sbs address I wanted to write to him, but Ive lost his address.
Other words and phrases change your address Please notify the school if you change your address.

address noun address + NOUNS

address book (=book or part of a computer where you keep peoples addresses) Address books
can hold all your personal contacts and their details.

PREPOSITIONS

at an address Weve been at this address for over ten years.


the address of sb/sth Do you know the address of the school?

PHRASES

sbs name and address Well need your full name and address.
a change of address You need to inform your bank if theres been a change of address.
of no fixed address (=having no permanent home used especially in news reports) A 25-year-
old man of no fixed address has been arrested.

2. a formal speech

ADJECTIVES

a presidential address Schultz presented this theory in his presidential address to the American
Economic Association.
an inaugural address (=by someone starting an important job, especially by the president) In
his inaugural address, the new president said that his first priority was to create more jobs.
an opening address (=the first one at an event) He gave the opening address at the party
conference.
the keynote address (=the main and most important one) Professor Jones will deliver the
keynote address at the meeting.

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a televised address (=on television) In a televised address to the French people, he announced the
death of General de Gaulle.
annual address The Queen will deliver her annual address to the British people.

VERBS

give/deliver an address Eliot gave an address at the University of Glasgow.

PREPOSITIONS

an address to sb/sth The president will give an address to the United Nations.
an address by sb There was an address by the school principal.
in an address In her address to the members, the chairwoman reminded them of the aims of the
society.

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