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addresses

n. countable
A1 Beginner US //ˈæˈdɹɛsɪz// UK //ɐdɹˈɛsɪz// ad·dress·es

n. the details of where a person lives or where a building is located. You use this information to send letters or find a house.

n. the particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated. Often used in the plural to refer to multiple locations or the general concept of residential data.


SIMPLE

Please write your home and work addresses on this form.

CONTEXTUAL

The delivery driver spent the morning checking the addresses on the packages to plan the most efficient route.

COMPLEX

The database administrator spent several hours cleaning the mailing list to ensure that all residential addresses followed the standardized postal format required for bulk shipping discounts.

Synonyms
Usage

When referring to a person's location, the noun is countable. It can also refer to formal speeches, which is a more formal C1-level sense.

Pitfall

I live in 10 Main StreetI live at 10 Main StreetUse the preposition 'at' for specific addresses; use 'on' for the street name alone.

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