bespeak
/bɪˈspiːk/
noun
- 1
A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
verb
- 1
To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
- 2
To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
- 3
To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
“to bespeak a calm hearing; I bespeak your patience in advance.”
- 4
To forbode; foretell.
- 5
To speak to; address.
- 6
To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to.
“This act bespeaks his kindness.”
- 7
To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
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