- (n.) A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play is bespoken.).
- (v.t.) To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.
- (v.t.) To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or appearances.
- (v.t.) To speak to; to address.
- (v.t.) To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right or a favor.
- (v.i.) To speak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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