Bespeak

Quick meaning: Bespeak is a verb meaning (transitive, formal or archaic) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.

Meaning

(transitive, formal or archaic) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
2. (transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
3. (transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.
4. (transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.
5. (transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; depict; foretell; suggest; allude to.
6. (intransitive) To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
7. (archaic) A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.

Example Sentences

to bespeak a calm hearing

This act bespeaks his kindness.

I bespeak your patience in advance.

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

Word Forms

• bespeaks
• bespeaking
• bespoke
• bespake
• bespoken

Synonyms for bespeak

Depending on context, synonyms include betalk, chat, bechat, confer, discuss, moot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indicate, betoken, point, request, quest, signal.

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