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preaddress

preaddress verb: to address in advance.

Verb

preaddress (third-person singular simple present preaddresses, present participle preaddressing, simple past and past participle preaddressed)

  1. (transitive) To address in advance.
    • Preaddress the envelope before putting the contents inside.1988, George Hayduke, Make My Day!, page 102

Forms of preaddress

third-person singular presentpreaddresses
present participlepreaddressing
past participlepreaddressed
pastpreaddressed

Origin of preaddress

From pre- + address.

Questions about preaddress

What does preaddress mean?
Preaddress means to address in advance.
What part of speech is preaddress?
Preaddress is a verb.
What is the past tense of preaddress?
The past tense of preaddress is preaddressed.

Words near preaddress in the dictionary

  1. preadapting
  2. preadaptive
  3. preadapts
  4. preadded
  5. preadditive category
  6. preaddress
  7. preaddressed
  8. preaddresses
  9. preaddressing
  10. preadenomatous
  11. preadenylated

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