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Synonyms for addressing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : noun uh-dres, ad-res; verb uh-dres |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun əˈdrɛs, ˈæd rɛs; verb əˈdrɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for addressing Other synonyms for the word addressing
- apply oneself to
- attend to
- concentrate on
- consign
- deliver speech
- deliver talk
- devote oneself to
- dig
- direct
- discourse
- dispatch
- engage in
- get on a soapbox
- give speech
- give talk
- go at
- go for
- greet
- hail
- hammer away
- have a go at
- have at
- inscribe
- knuckle down to
- label
- lecture
- mark
- memorialize
- orate
- peg away
- pitch
- pitch into
- plug away at
- pontificate
- postmark
- remit
- root for
- route
- sermonize
- ship
- spiel
- spout
- stump
- superscribe
- take care of
- take the floor
- take up
- throw oneself into
- transmit
- turn
- turn to
- undertake
Définition of addressing
Origin :- 1530s, "dutiful or courteous approach," from address (v.) and from French adresse. Sense of "formal speech" is from 1751. Sense of "superscription of a letter" is from 1712 and led to the meaning "place of residence" (1888).
- verb write directions for delivery
- verb speak to a formal gathering
- verb devote effort to something
- "You look like a good seaman," said the captain, addressing Bates.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Then addressing himself to me: And how do you find it, Miss?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- "She'll be better after that," said the doctor, addressing Allis.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- Vernon was addressing himself silently in terms not more flattering.
- Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
- "I am the bearer of bad news, gentlemen," he said, addressing them both.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- Cornish looked at him for a moment, and then spoke, addressing Von Holzen.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Glendenning said, addressing me, "Don't you think it's time for children to be in bed?"
- Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
- Watch them addressing ladies on the terrace: they scarcely ever bow.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- At our second interview he was removing his hat and addressing me as "sir."
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
Antonyms for addressing
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