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   bespeak

   /bɪˈspiːk/

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   • 1. be evidence of; indicate: "the attractive tree-lined road bespoke money" Similar indicatebe an indication ofbe evidence ofbe a sign oftestify tobear witness toreflectdemonstrateshowmanifestdisplaysignifydenotepoint toevinceevidencerevealbetrayimplyintimateinformal:spell (out)literary:betokenOpposite belie
   • 2. order or reserve (something) in advance: "the defendant's insurers took steps to bespeak his medical records"
   • 3. speak to. archaic

   Word Origin Old Englishbisprecan ‘speak up, speak out’ (see be-, speak), later ‘discuss, decide on’, hence ‘order’ (bespeak (sense 2), late 16th century).

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   What does bespeak mean?

   • Learn a new word every day. Delivered to your inbox! The meaning of BESPEAK is to hire, engage, or claim beforehand. How to use bespeak in a sentence.

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   What does bespoke mean?

   • 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. [They] bespoke dangers […] in order to scare the allies.

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   What does bespeken mean in English?

   • From Middle English bespeken, bispeken, from Old English *bespecan, besprecan (“to speak about, speak against, accuse of, claim at law, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisprekan (“to discuss, blame”), equivalent to be- + speak.

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   What does it mean if someone's action or behaviour bespeaks a certain quality?

   • If someone's action or behaviour bespeaks a particular quality, feeling, or experience, it shows that quality, feeling, or experience. The tone of his text bespeaks a certain tiredness. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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   verb [ T ] formal uk / bɪˈspiːk / us / bɪˈspiːk / bespoke | bespoken. Add to word list. to suggest or show: His letter bespeaks his willingness to help. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Showing and demonstrating. act out phrasal verb. attest. breastbeating. bring something forward phrasal verb. indicate. mark something out phrasal verb.

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     verb [ T ] formal us / bɪˈspiːk / uk / bɪˈspiːk / bespoke |...

   • Znaczenie Bespeak, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     BESPEAK definicja: 1. to suggest or show: 2. to suggest or...

   • Bespeak in Traditional Chinese

     BESPEAK translate: 暗示；表明. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BESPEAK translate: 暗示；表明. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   The meaning of BESPEAK is to hire, engage, or claim beforehand. How to use bespeak in a sentence.

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   1. to engage, request, or ask for in advance. 2. to indicate or suggest. this act bespeaks kindness. 3. poetic. to speak to; address. 4. archaic. to foretell. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Bespeak definition: to ask for in advance. See examples of BESPEAK used in a sentence.

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   verb [ T ] formal us / bɪˈspiːk / uk / bɪˈspiːk / bespoke | bespoken. Add to word list. to suggest or show: His letter bespeaks his willingness to help. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Showing and demonstrating. act out phrasal verb. attest. bemedaled. breastbeating. bring. indicate. manifest. mark something out phrasal verb.

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   Oct 21, 2024 · (transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. (transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. to bespeak a calm hearing. I bespeak your patience in advance. (transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell. (transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.

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