Hyponym

• ADDRESS　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT. 
  • COMMAND　ADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT....
  • CONGRATULATE　ADDRESS someone who is CELEBRATING SOMETHING so as to RITUALLY COMMUNICATE one's GOOD WISHES FOR him/her at THIS TIME.
  • CONSOLE　ADDRESS someone OR INTERACT with someone who is SUFFERING so as to COMMUNICATE one's SYMPATHY with him, and so as to HELP him.
  • DIALOGUE　MUTUAL ADDRESSING EXCHANGED between those who MUTUALLY LISTEN....
  • DEMAND　ADDRESS someone so as to COMMAND that that person ACT:do something.
  • FAREWELL　ADDRESS someone to REPORT that one is FUTURE:about-to LEAVE, OFTEN:typically COMMUNICATING one's GOOD WISHES FOR him.
  • PERMIT　ADDRESS someone with AUTHORITY so as to SAY that one does NOT FORBID what s/he is HOPING to ACT:do.
  • PRAY　ADDRESS DEITIES OFTEN:typically with RITUAL REQUESTS.
  • PROMISE　ADDRESS ANOTHER SAYING that one FUTURE:will CERTAINLY DO something DESIRED by him/her....
  • ANSWER　ADDRESS someone who has ADDRESSED one REQUESTING such an ADDRESS as a REACTION.
  • REPORT　ADDRESS others so as to CAUSE them to BECOME AWARE of a FACT....
  • REQUEST　To ADDRESS someone so as to TRY TO CAUSE him/her TO ACT in a certain way....
  • TEACH　ADDRESS OTHERS so as to TRY to CAUSE them to HAVE SKILLS OR TALENTS.*Teaching by the teacher X, to learner Y, of content Z....
  • THANK　ADDRESS someone so as to SHOW GRATEFUL:gratitude, USING WORDS.
  • WARN　ADDRESS someone so as to CAUSE him to UNDERSTAND what one BELIEVES to be DANGEROUS FOR him.
  • OATH　ADDRESS someone DECLARING INTENSELY that what one is SAYING is TRUE, and in so doing REFERRING to DEITIES as WITNESSES.
  • COMMUNICATE　MUTUALLY ADDRESS so as to CAUSE an IDEA to be UNDERSTOOD.
  • ADVISE　ADDRESS someone INTENDing to HELP  his/her PLANing. ...
  • CHALLENGE　ADDRESS someone so as DEMAND to FIGHT WITH him, OR so as to DEMAND another COURAGEOUS REACTION.
  • PREACH　ADDRESS OTHERS in EXPLAINING SUPERNATURAL TRUTHS.
  • GREET　ADDRESS someone one is MEETING NOW COMMUNICATING one's GOOD WISHES FOR her/him.
  • REPROACH　ADDRESS someone so as to BLAME him/her.
  • INSULT　ADDRESS SOMEONE SO AS TO CAUSE HIM TO BECOME ANGRY

Old Chinese Criteria

Modern Chinese Criteria