ad-

to, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

Forms

ad-
ac- — Used before c in Latin.
af- — Used before f in Latin.
ag- — Used before g in Latin.
al- — Used before l in Latin.
ap- — Used before p in Latin.
ar- — Used before r in Latin.
as- — Used before s in Latin.
at- — Used before t in Latin.

Origin

Reconstructed Proto-Indo-European *ad, ‘to; near.’

Note

Later Latin-based spellings sometimes restored consonants that had disappeared in French.

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noun / verb

address

uh-DRESS/əˈdres/

An identifier specifying where someone or something can be reached.

The visitor compares the envelope's address with the house number.

A visitor locates a home by matching the short address on an envelope to the address plaque beside its front door.

Etymology

adLatinto, toward; addition; sometimes emphasis

+dressLatinset straight, guide, or direct

The idea of directing something toward a destination became the written directions on a letter. From those directions, “address” came to mean the place where its recipient lives or can be found.

In context

Slava - Money0:43

the address has not only street and house, but also has a suite which should go straight to the address line 2.

How do I fill out address line 1 and 2?

More examples

Please address the package to the main office.
She sends the file to my new email address.
The program stores the result at a different memory address.

Forms

address · addresses · addressed · addressing

Similar words

location: Identifies a place without necessarily providing a usable identifier.
destination: Names where something is headed rather than its identifying information.