To prepare oneself.

To direct speech.

To aim; to direct.

To prepare or make ready.

To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.

To direct one’s remarks (to someone).

To clothe or array; to dress.

To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).

"He addressed some portions of his remarks to his supporters, some to his opponents."

To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.

"He addressed a letter."

To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.

To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.

"The ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore."

To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech or discourse to.

To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.

To refer to a location in computer memory.

To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).

(of a piece of mail or other communication) Listed with sufficient routing information to reach a destination.

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