Word: bespeak
Phonetic:
/bɪˈspiːk/
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A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. Example: to bespeak a calm hearing; I bespeak your patience in advance.
To forbode; foretell.
To speak to; address.
To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to. Example: This act bespeaks his kindness.
To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
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