bespake
[ bih-speyk ]
/ bɪˈspeɪk /
verb Archaic.
simple past tense of bespeak.
Words nearby bespake
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Definition for bespake (2 of 2)
bespeak
[ bih-speek ]
/ bɪˈspik /
verb (used with object), be·spoke or (Archaic) be·spake; be·spo·ken or be·spoke; be·speak·ing.
to ask for in advance: to bespeak the reader's patience.
to reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for: to bespeak a seat in a theater.
Literary.
to speak to; address.
to show; indicate: This bespeaks a kindly heart.
Obsolete.
to foretell; forebode.
Example sentences from the Web for bespake
Then it was that suitors caught a glimpse of their future brides, and received glances which bespake love.
The Story of Moscow |Wirt GerrareBy your leave, Master Seldom, have you done the hangers I bespake for the knight?
A Select Collection of Old English Plays (11 of 15) |W. Carew HazlittThese two smiled on him and bespake him kindly, but would not help him when he bade them set shoulder to her bows and shove.
The Story of the Glittering Plain |William Morris
British Dictionary definitions for bespake
bespeak
/ (bɪˈspiːk) /
verb -speaks, -speaking, -spoke, -spoken or -spoke (tr)
to engage, request, or ask for in advance
to indicate or suggest
this act bespeaks kindness
poetic
to speak to; address
archaic
to foretell