Dictionary entry details
• BESPEAK (verb)
Meaning:
Be a signal for or a symptom of
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bespeak; betoken; indicate; signal; point
Context examples:
These symptoms indicate a serious illness / Her behavior points to a severe neurosis / The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
Hypernyms (to "bespeak" is one way to...):
tell (let something be known)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bespeak"):
augur; auspicate; betoken; bode; forecast; foreshadow; foretell; omen; portend; predict; prefigure; presage; prognosticate (indicate by signs)
mark (designate as if by a mark)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Express the need or desire for; ask for
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
call for; request; bespeak; quest
Context examples:
She requested an extra bed in her room / She called for room service
Hypernyms (to "bespeak" is one way to...):
communicate; pass; pass along; pass on; put across (transmit information)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "bespeak"):
order (make a request for something)
claim (ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example)
call for; invite (request the participation or presence of)
ask in; invite (ask to enter)
desire (express a desire for)
beg (ask to obtain free)
arrogate; claim; lay claim (demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to)
ask over; ask round; invite (invite someone to one's house)
call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet)
ask out; invite out; take out (make a date)
book; hold; reserve (arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance)
demand (ask to be informed of)
beg off; excuse (ask for permission to be released from an engagement)
ask (make a request or demand for something to somebody)
encore (request an encore, from a performer)
petition (write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing)
demand (request urgently and forcefully)
appeal; invoke (request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection)
supplicate (ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer)
apply (ask (for something))
beg; solicit; tap (make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently)
reserve (obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance)
challenge (ask for identification)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
