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Complete Definition of "bespeak"

English

Pronunciation
IPA| [bɪ'spiËk]

Verb
en-verb|bespeaks|bespeaking|bespoke or bespake (archaic)|bespoken

  1. To order or reserve in advance.

Quotations
#: "By the bye, I've been thinking of brining out that piece of yours on her bespeak night."
#: "When?", asked Nicholas
#: "The night of her bespeak. Her benefit night. When her friends and patrons bespeak the play."
#: "Oh! I understand", replied Nicholas

(from w:Nicholas Nickleby|Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens, 1839)

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