bespeak

Meanings

Plural: bespeaks

Verb

be a signal for or a symptom of
express the need or desire for; ask for
To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
To forbode; foretell.
To speak to; address.
To betoken; show; indicate; depict; foretell; suggest; allude to.
To speak up or out; exclaim; speak.

Noun

A request for a specific performance; a benefit performance, by a patron.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bespeken, bispeken, from Old English *bespecan, besprecan (“to speak about, speak against, accuse of, claim at law, complain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisprekan (“to discuss, blame”), equivalent to be- + speak. Cognate with Scots bespeke (“to beseech, speak or negotiate with”), Saterland Frisian bispreke (“to discuss”), West Frisian besprekke (“to discuss”), Dutch bespreken (“to discuss, review, debate”), German besprechen (“to discuss, review, talk about”).

Synonyms

betoken, call for, indicate, point, quest, request, signal

Scrabble Score: 15

bespeak is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bespeak is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bespeak is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

bespeak is a valid Words With Friends word