Origin of bespoken
1600–10
for def 2
OTHER WORDS FROM bespoken
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Definition for bespoken (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.
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British Dictionary definitions for bespoken
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