readdress
Definition
- Verb:
- To change the address on a letter or package: "readdress" means to alter the address written on a piece of mail so that it can be forwarded to a new location.
- To deal with or consider something again: In a figurative sense, "readdress" can mean to approach or handle an issue, problem, or topic a second time, often with a different perspective or method.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- I need to readdress this envelope because my friend moved to a new house. (To change the address on the mail.)
- The committee decided to readdress the budget concerns at the next meeting. (To consider the issue again.)
Advanced Usage
- "to readdress a matter": to revisit or reconsider a subject or problem.
- After the initial failure, they had to readdress the matter with a revised plan. (They approached the topic again with new ideas.)
Variants and Related Words
Address (n/v): the location of a person or business; to speak to or direct attention to something.
- Please write your address clearly on the form. (The location.)
- The president will address the nation tonight. (To speak to.)
Readdressable (adj): capable of being readdressed.
- This package is readdressable if the recipient moves. (It can be sent to a new address.)
Synonyms
- Forward: to send a letter or package to a new address.
- Redirect: to change the direction or destination of something.
- Reconsider: to think about something again, especially to change a decision.
Phrasal Verbs
- Readdress to: to change the address on mail so it goes to a specific person or place.
- Please readdress the letter to my office. (Change the address to the office.)
Related Idioms
Change of address: a formal notification that one has moved to a new location.
- We submitted a change of address form to the post office. (We informed them of our new home.)
Second look: a renewed examination or consideration.
- The manager took a second look at the proposal after the team readdressed it. (He reconsidered it.)