verb · irregular · transitive · rare

bespeak

bespeak · bespeaks · bespoke · bespoken · bespeaking

звертатися, ставитися, лікувати

просить, показывать, отражать, восклицать

zeigen, bitten um, anfragen, anzeigen

To speak for beforehandTo speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order, commission, reserve or arrange for something to be made in advance.

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/bɪˈspiːk/

» I had a bespoke suit made.

Ich habe mir einen Maßanzug anfertigen lassen.

Meaning

7 senses

(dated, transitive)To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order, commission, reserve or arrange for something to be made in advance.
vorbestellen, arrangieren, im Voraus reservieren
бронироватьbronirovatʹ, резерви́роватьrezervírovatʹ
(transitive)To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
to bespeak a calm hearing
I bespeak your patience in advance.
bitten um, erbitten, anfragen
проси́тьprosítʹ
(transitive)To betoken; show; indicate; depict; foretell; suggest; allude to.
This act bespeaks his kindness.
hinweisen auf, zeigen, anzeigen
пока́зыватьpokázyvatʹ, отража́тьotražátʹ
(intransitive)To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.
mitteilen, bekanntgeben, aussprechen
восклица́тьvosklicátʹ
(archaic, formal, transitive)To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
besprechen, diskutieren, mitteilen
обсужда́тьobsuždátʹ
(archaic, transitive)To forbode; foretell.
vorhersagen, voraussagen
предска́зыватьpredskázyvatʹ
(archaic, poetic, transitive)To speak to; address.
ansprechen, sich richten an
обраща́тьсяobraščátʹsja

More definitions

be a signal for or a symptom of
express the need or desire for

Examples

5 sentences

I had a bespoke suit made.
deIch habe mir einen Maßanzug anfertigen lassen.
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My tailor specialises in men's bespoke suits.
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This rage from all sides bespeaks a system that is disintegrating.
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The suit is bespoke.
deDer Anzug ist maßgeschneidert.
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This is a bespoke suit.
deDies ist ein maßgeschneiderter Anzug.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 7

(transitive) to speak about; tell of; relate; discuss:

(transitive) to speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance:

(transitive) to stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour:

(transitive, archaic) to forbode; foretell:

(transitive, archaic, poetic) to speak to; address:

(transitive) to betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest:

(intransitive) to speak up or out; exclaim; speak:

Deutsch

By meaning 7

(transitive) to speak about; tell of; relate; discuss:

(transitive) to speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance:

(transitive) to stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour:

(transitive, archaic) to forbode; foretell:

(transitive, archaic, poetic) to speak to; address:

(transitive) to betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest:

(intransitive) to speak up or out; exclaim; speak:

Origin

From Middle English bespeken, bispeken, from Old English *bespecan, besprecan (“to speak a

From Middle English bespeken, bispeken, from Old English *bespecan, besprecan (“to speak about, speak against, accuse of, claim at law, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisprekan (“to discuss, blame”), from Proto-Germanic *bisprekaną (“to speak about, discuss, blame”), equivalent to be- + speak. Cognate with Scots bespeke (“to beseech, speak or negotiate with”), Saterland Frisian bispreke (“to discuss”), West Frisian besprekke (“to discuss”), Dutch bespreken (“to discuss, review, debate”), German besprechen (“to discuss, review, talk about”).

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