English Dictionary

bespeak

IPA（発音記号）

/bɪˈspiːk/

動詞

他動詞 古語 詩語 自動詞

(transitive) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. / (transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.

日本語の意味

～について語る、述べる、記述する / 前もって注文する、予約する、手配する

During the lecture, the historian would bespeak the lives of forgotten heroes.

講義の間、歴史家は忘れられた英雄たちの生涯について語った。

意味（1）

(transitive) To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.

[They] bespoke dangers […] in order to scare the allies.

意味（2）

(transitive) To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.

concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice was to bespeak his favour

意味（3）

(transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.

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

意味（4）

(transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.

意味（5）

(transitive, archaic, poetic) To speak to; address.

Then ſtaring on her with a ghaſtly Look, / And hollow Voice, he thus the Queen beſpoke.

意味（6）

(transitive) To betoken; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; allude to.

This act bespeaks his kindness.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.

bespeaks （ present singular third-person ）

bespeaking （ participle present ）

bespoke （ past ）

bespake （ archaic past ）

bespoken （ participle past ）

bespoke （ archaic participle past ）