puhutella — meaning in English

English meaning

• accost verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
• address noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
• bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.

Senses

puhutella is used for these senses in English:

• accost (transitive) To speak to first; to address; to greet.
• address (transitive) To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.
• bespeak (transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.
• have a word (idiomatic, meiosis) To speak to someone, usually and especially in private, often in order to admonish.
• speak to (idiomatic) To (figuratively) resonate with; to feel emotionally relevant to.
• strike a chord (idiomatic) To convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart.

accost — full definition

1. verb To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
2. verb To join side to side; to border.
3. verb To sail along the coast or side of.
4. verb To approach; to come up to.

address — full definition

1. noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
2. noun A formal speech given to an audience.
3. noun (computing) A code identifying a specific location in memory or on a network.
4. verb To speak directly to a person or group.
5. verb To deal with or attempt to solve an issue.

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