( v. )
To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.
( v. )
To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012