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readdressing

readdressing is the present participle and gerund of readdress.

Meaning of readdress

Verb

readdress (third-person singular simple present readdresses, present participle readdressing, simple past and past participle readdressed)

  1. (transitive) To address, direct, or deal with again.
    • Her latest paper readdresses some old problems in philosophy.
  2. (transitive) To change the address of.
    • John doesn't live there any more. You'd better readdress that parcel.

Noun

readdressing (plural readdressings)

  1. The changing of an address.
    • Elizabeth noted foreign stamps on it, and several arrows and readdressings. The missive had been pursuing Lance for some time.2014, Vanessa Royall, Seize the Dawn

Forms of readdressing

pluralreaddressings

Questions about readdressing

What does readdressing mean?
Readdressing means the changing of an address.
What is readdressing the present participle and gerund of?
Readdressing is the present participle and gerund of readdress.
What part of speech is readdressing?
Readdressing is a noun.
What is the plural of readdressing?
The plural of readdressing is readdressings.

Words near readdressing in the dictionary

  1. readdress
  2. readdressable
  3. readdressal
  4. readdressed
  5. readdresses
  6. readdressing
  7. readdressings
  8. readds
  9. readduce
  10. readduced
  11. readduces

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