bespeak
A request for a specific performanceA request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
» I had a bespoke suit made.
Ich habe mir einen Maßanzug anfertigen lassen.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.
Examples
5 sentencesI had a bespoke suit made.
deIch habe mir einen Maßanzug anfertigen lassen. — al_ex_an_der
My tailor specialises in men's bespoke suits.
This rage from all sides bespeaks a system that is disintegrating.
The suit is bespoke.
deDer Anzug ist maßgeschneidert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This is a bespoke suit.
deDies ist ein maßgeschneiderter Anzug. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Middle English bespeken, bispeken, from Old English *bespecan, besprecan (“to speak aFrom 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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