transitive verb. undefined

transitive verb. To be or give a sign of; indicate: synonym: indicate.

transitive verb. To foretell; portend.

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transitive verb. To engage, hire, or order in advance: synonym: book.

transitive verb. To request: bespeak a favor.

transitive verb. To speak to; address.

noun. Among actors in Great Britain, a benefit: so called from the bespeaking of patronage by the actors, or of the play by the patrons. See benefit, 5.

To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for: as, to bespeak a place in a theater.

To stipulate, solicit, or ask for, as a favor: as, to bespeak a calm hearing.

To forebode; foretell.

To speak to; address.

To betoken; show; indicate, as by signs.

To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.

intransitive verb. To speak.

noun. A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.)

transitive verb. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time.

transitive verb. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.

transitive verb. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.

transitive verb. To speak to; to address.

verb. To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.

verb. To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.

verb. To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.

verb. To forbode; foretell.

verb. To speak to; address.

verb. To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest.

verb. To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.

noun. A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.

verb. be a signal for or a symptom of

verb. express the need or desire for; ask for