bespeak
bespeak is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate. [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift.
- 2.To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances. When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster. Locke.
- 3.To speak to; to address. [Poetic] He thus the queen bespoke. Dryden.
- 4.To speak. [Obs.] Milton.
- 5.A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." Dickens.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is bespeak.
- What is to show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate. [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the allies. Swift called?
- What is to betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances. When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so little the figure of a man that it bespoke him rather a monster. Locke called?
- What is to speak to; to address. [Poetic] He thus the queen bespoke. Dryden called?
- What is a bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." Dickens called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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