Inflected forms: be·spoke (-spk), be·spo·ken (-spkn) or be·spoke, be·speak·ing, be·speaks 1. To be or give a sign of; indicate. See synonyms at indicate. 2a. To engage, hire, or order in advance. See synonyms at book. b. To request: bespeak a favor.3. To foretell; portend: fearful weapons that bespeak great loss of life.4.Archaic To speak to; address.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English bispeken, to speak out, from Old English besprecan, to speak about.
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