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4 meanings: 1. to engage, request, or ask for in advance 2. to indicate or suggest 3. poetic to speak to; address 4. archaic to.... Click for more definitions.
Jun 3, 2024 · bespeak (third-person singular simple present bespeaks, present participle bespeaking, simple past bespoke or (archaic) bespake, past participle bespoken or (archaic) bespoke) ( transitive, formal or archaic) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss . ( transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or ...
Definition of bespeak verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for BESPEAK: book, reserve, hire, retain, earmark, engage, contract, reveal; Antonyms of BESPEAK: belie, misrepresent, distort, falsify, twist, disguise ...
transitive verb Word forms: -spoke or archaic -spake, -spoken or -spoke, -speaking. 1. to ask for in advance. to bespeak the reader's patience. 2. to reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for. to bespeak a seat in a theater. 3. literary. to speak to; address.
Earliest known use. Old English. The earliest known use of the verb bespeak is in the Old English period (pre-1150). bespeak is a word inherited from Germanic. See etymology.
Definition of bespeak verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
