bespeak (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *bespeak*:
VERB	communication	bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal	be a signal for or a symptom of
VERB	communication	bespeak, request, ask for, call for, quest	express the need or desire for

bespeak > pronunciation
Sounds	bihspiy'k
Rhymes	antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk...

English > *bespeak*: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Be a signal for or a symptom of.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	betoken, indicate, point, signal
Narrower	bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict	Indicate by signs
Narrower	mark	Designate as if by a mark
Broader	tell	Let something be known
Spanish	apuntar, demostrar, indicar
Catalan	apuntar, demostrar, indicar

English > *bespeak*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	Express the need or desire for; ask for.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	request, ask for, call for, quest
Narrower	appeal, invoke	request earnestly (something from somebody)
	apply	ask (for something)
	ask	make a request or demand for something to somebody
	ask out, ask, invite out, take out	make a date
	beg	ask to obtain free
	call	Call a meeting
	challenge	ask for identification
	claim	ask for legally or make a legal claim / claim to, as of debts, for example
	claim, lay claim, arrogate	demand as being one's due or property
	demand	request urgently and forcefully
	demand	ask to be informed of
	desire	Express a desire for
	encore	request an encore, from a performer
	excuse, beg off	ask for permission to be released from an engagement
	invite, call for	request the participation or presence of
	invite, ask in	ask to enter
	invite, ask over, ask round	invite someone to one's house
	order	make a request for something
	petition	Write a petition for something to somebody
	reserve	Obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
	reserve, hold, book	Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
	solicit, beg, tap	make a solicitation / solicitation or entreaty for something
	supplicate	ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
Broader	communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across	transmit information
Similar to	invite, call for	request the participation or presence of
Spanish	pedir, rogar, solicitar
Catalan	demanar, sol·licitar

HyperDic: bespeak