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Collocations for address - noun

1. where you live/work

ADJ.

home, private | business | contact
Please leave a contact address.
forwarding, return
There was no return address on the back of the envelope.
postal | full
Please write your full postal address.
false, wrong
He gave a false address to the police.
correct, right | useful | secret | fashionable
Cheyne Walk was a very fashionable address.

VERB + ADDRESS

give, leave, write

ADDRESS + NOUN

book

PREP.

at a/the ~
I''m afraid there''s nobody called Williams at this address.

PHRASES

a change of address
Please inform us of any change of address.
name and address, no fixed address
a man of no fixed address

2. speech

ADJ.

short | inaugural, keynote, opening | public
a public address system
radio, televised/television | election | presidential

VERB + ADDRESS

deliver, give
The prime minister delivered the keynote address at the conference.

PREP.

in a/the ~
He gave details of the policy in an address to party members.
~ by
an address by the Chancellor of the University
~ to
a radio address to the nation

Collocations for address - verb

1. write name and address

ADV.

correctly, properly | personally
The minister did not reply to my letter although I addressed it to him personally.

PREP.

to

PHRASES

a stamped addressed envelope
Please send a stamped addressed envelope and we will send you a copy of our brochure.

2. say sth to sb

ADV.

by name, directly
She did not address him by name. | He never addressed her directly.

PREP.

to
He addressed his comments to the chairman.

3. deal with problem

ADV.

directly, explicitly, specifically | fully | adequately
These concerns were not adequately addressed in the report.
successfully

VERB + ADDRESS

seek to
the problems we are seeking to address
fail to

PHRASES

address yourself to sth
The authors of the book address themselves to the question of unemployment.

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