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Meaning of bespoken

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

bespoken

verb

Definitions

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

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

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

    Example: to bespeak a calm hearing;  I bespeak your patience in advance.

  4. To forbode; foretell.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)