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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ask for, call for, quest, request |
| Type of | put across, communicate, pass, pass along, pass on |
| Has types | call for, claim, supplicate, demand, desire, encore, excuse, beg off, beg, hold, invite, call, challenge, invite out, invoke, lay claim, ask round, ask over, order, take out, tap, apply, petition, ask out, ask in, ask, arrogate, appeal, reserve, solicit, book |
| Verb group | invite, call for |
Examples of bespeak
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Various economic indicators bespeak of a society where finances are stretched.
From the theepochtimes.com
Did the quiet grace of Angelo Scola, archbishop of Milan, bespeak a papal dignity?
From the nytimes.com
The objects bespeak a talented artist in the right place at the right time.
From the nytimes.com
These bespeak a national yearning for perfection, bodily and otherwise.
From the economist.com
A battery of tools and techniques bespeak a gamut of philosophies about how to do this.
From the latimes.com
These relationships bespeak a conception of time which is reversible.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The semiotics of the Villa bespeak a turning in, a denial of the bright void beyond the hull.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The silver tea service and strains of Chopin bespeak a bygone era.
From the economist.com
These things do not prove the boy's claim, but they bespeak too much uncertainty to penalize him.
From the sltrib.com
- Be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
- Request: express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
- A request for a specific performance, by a patron; To order or reserve in advance
