puhutella — meaning in English

English meaning

• accost verb To walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
• address noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
• bespeak verb To talk about or describe something.

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 walk up to someone and speak to them in a forceful or unwelcome way.
2. verb To lie right next to something else, touching its edge.
3. verb To sail close along the coastline or edge of something.
4. verb To come close to someone or something.

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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