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readdress en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address English readdress From re- + address.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To address, direct, or deal with again.
    • Her latest paper readdresses some old problems in philosophy.
    • “Evenin', Commander,” Clarke said with mock cheerfulness. “How's it goin'?” Gadsby ignored this overture, turned away, and readdressed himself to his drink. 1953, Uell Stanley Andersen, The Smoldering Sea, page 161:
  2. (transitive) To change the address of.
    • John doesn't live there any more. You'd better readdress that parcel.
    • We can use this relocator code ourselves to readdress the DOS to the memory level that we want. 1987, Nibble, volume 8, numbers 1-6, page 160:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
readdressed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
readdressed Tense=Past lexicographic
readdresses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
readdressing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

readdressable

Translations (2)

pl przeadresować (to change the address of) · pl przeadresowywać (to change the address of)