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address
English
Etymology
From Middle English adressen (“to raise erect, adorn”), from Old French adrecier (“to straighten, address”) (modern French adresser), from a- (from Latin ad (“to”)) + drecier (modern French dresser (“to straighten, arrange”)) < Vulgar Latin *d?recti?, from Latin d?rectus (“straight or right”), from the verb d?rig?, itself from reg? (“to govern, to rule”). Cognate with Spanish aderezar (“to garnish; dress (food); to add spices”).
Pronunciation
- Noun:
- enPR: ?dr?s?, ??dr?s, IPA(key): /??d??s/, /?æd??s/
- Verb:
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?dr?s?, IPA(key): /??d??s/
- (General American, Canada) enPR: ?dr?s?, ?dr?s?, IPA(key): /??d??s/, /æ?d??s/
- (General American, rare) enPR: ??dr?s, IPA(key): /?æd??s/
- Rhymes: -?s
- Hyphenation: ad?dress
Noun
address (plural addresses)
- Direction.
- (obsolete) Guidance; help. [15th–17th c.]
- (chiefly in the plural, now archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance. [from 16th c.]
- 1723, Richard Steele, The Lover and Reader, page 115:
- [H]e was thus agreeable, and I neither insensible of his Perfections, nor displeased at his Addresses to me […] .
- 1723, Richard Steele, The Lover and Reader, page 115:
- A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style. [from 16th c.]
- A formal approach to a sovereign, especially an official appeal or petition; later (specifically) a response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament. [from 17th c.]
- An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this. [from 17th c.]
- 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, VII:
- Mr. Gregson, who had listened to this address with considerable impatience, could contain himself no longer.
- 1887, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, VII:
- A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter. [from 17th c.]
- (by extension) The property itself. [from 19th c.]
- (computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory; a string of characters identifying a location on the internet or other network; sometimes (specifically) an e-mail address. [from 20th c.]
- Preparation.
- (now rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability. [from 16th c.]
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 129:
- The warmth of Father Pedro's constitution had formerly drawn him into some scrapes from which it required all his address to disengage himself, and rendered him exceedingly cautious ever after.
- 1813, "Customs, Manners, and present Appearance of Constantinople", The New Annual Register, or General Repository of History, Politics, and Literature for the year 1812, p. 179 (Google preview):
- At their turning-lathes, they employ their toes to guide the chisel; and, in these pedipulations, shew to Europeans a diverting degree of address.
- 1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt 2008, p. 129:
- (obsolete) The act of getting ready; preparation. [17th–18th c.]
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:
- But now again she makes address to speak.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:
- (golf) The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging. [from 19th c.]
- (now rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms
- adroitness
- discourse
- harangue
- ingenuity
- lecture
- oration
- petition
- readiness
- speech
- tact
Derived terms
- subaddress
Descendants
- Tok Pisin: adres
- ? Bole: adireshi
- ? Cebuano: adres
- ? Sinhalese: ??????? (æ?ras)
- ? Tagalog: adres
Translations
Verb
address (third-person singular simple present addresses, present participle addressing, simple past and past participle addressed or (obsolete) addrest)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To prepare oneself.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To direct speech.
- Young Turnus to the Beauteous Maid addre?s’d.
- (transitive, obsolete) To aim; to direct.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book I Canto X:
- And this good knight his way with me addrest.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, Book I Canto X:
- (transitive, obsolete) To prepare or make ready.
- Then Turnus, from his chariot, leaping light, Addre?s’d him?elf on foot to ?ingle fight.
- 1649, Jeremy Taylor, The Great Exemplar of Sanctity and Holy Life According to the Christian Institution
- The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the noise of the bridegroom's coming.
- (transitive, reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 3
- […] good heavens! dumplings for supper! One young fellow in a green box coat, addressed himself to these dumplings in a most direful manner.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 3
- (reflexive) To direct one’s remarks (to someone).
- 1701, Thomas Brown, Laconics, or New Maxims of State and Conversation, London: Thomas Hodgson, section 76, p. 103,[1]
- In the Reign of King Charles the Second, a certain Worthy Divine at Whitehall, thus Address’d himself to the Auditory at the conclusion of his Sermon.
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Volume I, Chapter 11,[2]
- He addressed himself directly to Miss Bennet, with a polite congratulation […]
- 1876, Henry Martyn Robert, Robert’s Rules of Order, Chicago: S.C. Griggs & Co., p. 66, Article V, Section 34,[3]
- When any member is about to speak in debate, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to “Mr. Chairman.”
- 1701, Thomas Brown, Laconics, or New Maxims of State and Conversation, London: Thomas Hodgson, section 76, p. 103,[1]
- (transitive, archaic) To clothe or array; to dress.
- Synonyms: beclothe, dight, put on; see also Thesaurus:clothe
- (Discuss(+) this sense) (transitive) To direct, as words (to anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (to any audience).
- though the young Heroe had addre?s’d his Prayers to him for his a??i?tance
- (transitive) 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.
- Are not your orders to address the senate?
- 1724, Jonathan Swift, Drapier's Letters, 3
- The representatives of the nation in parliament, and the privy council, address the king
- 1989, Grant Naylor, Red Dwarf: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
- Rimmer paused for no discernible reason, then yelled, equally inexplicably: 'Shut up!', wheeled round 180º, and appeared to be addressing a dartboard.
- (transitive) To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.
- (transitive) To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
- Synonyms: romance, put the moves on; see also Thesaurus:woo
- (transitive) To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.
- (transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
- 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger
- He stepped away from the sink, put up the toilet ring (Vi complained bitterly if he forgot to put it down when he was through, but never seemed to feel any pressing need to put it back up when she was), and addressed the John.
- 1990, Stephen King, The Moving Finger
- (transitive, formal) To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it.
- (transitive, computing) To refer to a location in computer memory.
- (golf, transitive) To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).
Usage notes
- The intransitive uses can be understood as omission of the reflexive pronoun.
Derived terms
- addressee
- addresser
Translations
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?adr?s/
Noun
address (plural addresses)
- an address
Verb
address (third-person singular present addresses, present participle addressin, past addresst, past participle addresst)
- to address
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
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poke
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: p?k, IPA(key): /p??k/
- (US) enPR: p?k, IPA(key): /po?k/
- Rhymes: -??k
Etymology 1
Middle English, perhaps from Middle Dutch poken or Middle Low German poken (both from Proto-Germanic *puk-), which is probably imitative.
Verb
poke (third-person singular simple present pokes, present participle poking, simple past and past participle poked)
- To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from later 14th c.]
- To stir up a fire to remove ash or promote burning.
- (figuratively) To rummage; to feel or grope around. [from early 19th c.]
- (transitive, computing) To modify the value stored in (a memory address).
- (transitive) To put a poke (device to prevent leaping or breaking fences) on (an animal).
- (transitive) To thrust at with the horns; to gore.
- (transitive, informal, Internet) To notify (another user) of activity on social media or an instant messenger.
- (transitive) To thrust (something) in a particular direction such as the tongue.
- (transitive, slang, vulgar) To penetrate in sexual intercourse.
Synonyms
- (rummage): fumble, glaum, root; see also Thesaurus:feel around
- (penetrate in sexual intercourse): drill, nail, pound; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
poke (plural pokes)
- A prod, jab, or thrust.
- (US, slang) A lazy person; a dawdler.
- (US, slang) A stupid or uninteresting person.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bartlett to this entry?)
- (US) A device to prevent an animal from leaping or breaking through fences, consisting of a yoke with a pole inserted, pointed forward.
- (computing) The storage of a value in a memory address, typically to modify the behaviour of a program or to cheat at a video game.
- (informal, Internet) A notification sent to get another user's attention on social media or an instant messenger.
- A poke bonnet.
Derived terms
- better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick
Etymology 2
From Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke (whence pocket), from Frankish *poka. More at pocket.
Noun
poke (plural pokes)
- (now regional) A sack or bag. [from early 13th c.]
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2, scene 7:
- And then he drew a dial from his poke,
And, looking on it with lack-lustre eye,
Says very wisely, ‘It is ten o'clock…’
- And then he drew a dial from his poke,
- 1605, William Camden, Remaines Concerning Brittaine, 1629 edition, Proverbes, page 276:
- When the Pig is proffered, hold vp the poke.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, Minor Poems of Michael Drayton, 1907 edition, poem Nimphidia:
- And suddainly vntyes the Poke,
Which out of it sent such a smoke,
As ready was them all to choke,
So greeuous was the pother […]
- And suddainly vntyes the Poke,
- 1814, September 4, The Examiner, volume 13, number 349, article French Fashions, page 573:
- … and as to shape, a nightmare has as much. Under the poke and the muff-box, the face sometimes entirely disappears …
- 1946, Mezz Mezzrow and Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues, Payback Press 1999, page 91:
- In the summertime they'd reach out and snatch your straw hat right off your head, and if you were fool enough to go after it your poke was bound to be lighter when you came out.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 138:
- She did not eat blood-oranges. Her maw gived her one in a poke and she was going to throw it in the bin, Oh it is all black.
- c. 1599, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, act 2, scene 7:
- A long, wide sleeve.
- Synonym: poke sleeve
- (Scotland, Northern Ireland) An ice cream cone.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Either a shortening of, or from the same source as, pocan (“pokeweed”) (q.v.).
Noun
poke (uncountable)
- (dialectal) pokeweed
Synonyms
- see the list at pokeweed
Translations
Etymology 4
From Hawaiian poke (“slice crossways”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?po?.ke?/
Noun
poke (uncountable)
- (Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.
Usage notes
Often typeset as poké to aid pronunciation.
Anagrams
- kepo
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?poke/, [?po?ke?]
- Rhymes: -oke
- Syllabification: po?ke
Etymology 1
From portsari (“doorman”).
Noun
poke
- (slang) doorman, bouncer (at a bar or nightclub)
Declension
Etymology 2
From porno (“pornography”).
Noun
poke
- (slang) pornography
Declension
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?poke/
Adverb
poke
- slightly
Maori
Adjective
poke
- grimy
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pok, poc, puke
Etymology
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman poke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??k(?)/
Noun
poke (plural pokes)
- sack, pouch, bag
Descendants
- English: poke
- Yola: poake, pooke
References
- “p?ke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Alternative forms
- poque, pouche, puche
Etymology
From Frankish *poka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?.k?/
Noun
poke f (oblique plural pokes, nominative singular poke, nominative plural pokes)
- sack
- E puis les poudrez bien de sel e les mettez ensemble en une poke de bon kanevaz
Derived terms
- poket
Descendants
- ? Middle English: poc, poke, pooke
- English: poke (regional)
- Scots: pok, poke, polk, poik
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *pokowjä-, earlier *p?kewjä-, from pre-Tocharian *b?eh???ow-h?en- (definite), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *b?eh???ús (“arm”). Compare Tocharian B pokai.
Noun
poke
- arm
References
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) , “poko*”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, ?ISBN, page 434
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