Standard Lemma guide

addressed

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /əˈdɹɛst/
  • rhymes with -ɛst
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 D R EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a document, marked with an address.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a stamped addressed envelope.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been the audience for an address, speech or presentation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of address

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:addressed.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

(of mail) marked with a destination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unaddressed

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

addressed in complete knowledge articles