Address

Hi,
They were addressed to her.

Does the above sentence mean "She made a speech to them."? Please advise.

No. But this does.
They were addressed by her.

Clive

CliveThey were addressed to her.

Then, what does "They were addressed to her." mean? Please advise.

LCChang

LcchangThey were addressed to her.

Does the above sentence mean "She made a speech to them."? Please advise.

LCChang

No. They (the letters or packages) had her address written on them.
Or They (the remarks) were directed

So then what does the original sentence I posted mean? Please advise.

They were addressed to her.

LCChang

Hi,
CJ just explained that. Is there something you still don't understand?

Best wishes, Clive

Oh, sorry. I think he already explained "They were addressed by her", which I understand now. What about "They were addressed to her"? This is the sentence I saw somewhere. Do I make myself understood? Sorry about that..

LCChang

Addressed tdo her = Someone else has directed something - a letter, a package, or a question - to "her."

You shouldn't have opened those letters! They were addressed to her, not you!

After the panel discussion, there were a lot of questions from the audience, but none were for me. They were all addressed to her.