1
to put a name and place on an envelope
Igbo dega

◊ example of usage

◊ The letter is addressed to me.

2 to deal with a difficult situation
Igbo iji dozie

◊ ways to address the problem of unemployment

register

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3 formal

to speak to
Igbo ịgwa okwu

◊ The speaker addressed the audience.

■ sub-headword
■ address as

[əˈdrɛs ˌæz]

phrasal verb

to call somebody by a particular name
Igbo ịkpọ

◊ He addressed him as “Sir”.