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bespeak
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bespeak
v.
reserve in advance; order goods or services; show, bear witness
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bespeak
Verb
1. be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
(synonym) betoken, indicate, point, signal
(hypernym) tell
(hyponym) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
2. express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
(synonym) request, call for, quest
(hypernym) communicate, pass on, pass, put across
(hyponym) order
(verb-group) invite, call for
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Bespeak
(v. t.)
To speak to; to address.
To speak to; to address.
(v. t.)
To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.
To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a favor.
(v. t.)
To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
(v. t.)
To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.
To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.
(v. i.)
To speak.
To speak.
(n.)
A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)
A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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bespeak
v. a.
فرمانا , حکم دينا
فرمانا , حکم دينا
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bespeak
Synonyms and related words:
accost, address, announce, apostrophize, appeal to, apply for, apply to, approach, approve, argue, ask, ask for, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, beg leave, betoken, book, breathe, brief, buttonhole, call for, call to, characterize, connote, crave, demand, demonstrate, denominate, denote, desire, differentiate, disclose, display, employ, engage, entail, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, file for, furnish evidence, give evidence, give indication of, give token, go to show, greet, hail, halloo, highlight, hint, hire, identify, illustrate, imply, import, indent, indicate, invoke, involve, make a request, make a requisition, make application, manifest, mark, mean, memorialize, note, order, point to, preengage, put in for, recruit, refer to, request, requisition, reserve, retain, reveal, salute, set forth, show, show signs of, sign on, sign up, sign up for, signalize, signify, solicit, speak, speak fair, speak for itself, speak to, speak volumes, spell, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take aside, take into employment, take on, talk to, tell, tend to show, testify, whistle for, wish, witness,
accost, address, announce, apostrophize, appeal to, apply for, apply to, approach, approve, argue, ask, ask for, attest, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be symptomatic of, beg leave, betoken, book, breathe, brief, buttonhole, call for, call to, characterize, connote, crave, demand, demonstrate, denominate, denote, desire, differentiate, disclose, display, employ, engage, entail, evidence, evince, exhibit, express, file for, furnish evidence, give evidence, give indication of, give token, go to show, greet, hail, halloo, highlight, hint, hire, identify, illustrate, imply, import, indent, indicate, invoke, involve, make a request, make a requisition, make application, manifest, mark, mean, memorialize, note, order, point to, preengage, put in for, recruit, refer to, request, requisition, reserve, retain, reveal, salute, set forth, show, show signs of, sign on, sign up, sign up for, signalize, signify, solicit, speak, speak fair, speak for itself, speak to, speak volumes, spell, stand for, suggest, symbolize, symptomatize, symptomize, take aside, take into employment, take on, talk to, tell, tend to show, testify, whistle for, wish, witness,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
