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addressing

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3 syllables
10 characters
English (US)
3syllables

addressing

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

addressing is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, addressing is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofaddressing

1verb
  • To prepare oneself.
  • To direct speech.
  • To aim; to direct.
  • To prepare or make ready.
  • To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
  • To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
  • To clothe or array; to dress.

    Synonyms: beclothe, dight, "put on"

  • To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).

    Example: "He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents."

  • To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.
  • To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.

    Example: "He addressed a letter."

  • To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.

    Synonyms: "put the moves on", romance

  • To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.

    Example: "The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore."

  • To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech or discourse to.
  • To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
  • To refer to a location in computer memory.
  • To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
1noun
  • A process of putting a person's name and address on an item of mail
  • Any of several methods of locating and accessing information within storage
  • A mode, manner, or form of direct one's speech to an audience.

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