bespeak
verb (used with object)
to ask for in advance.
had bespoke
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past perfectof bespeak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"We had bespoke plans and support in place for those students who needed it, so we've just done the best we could and the students have done phenomenally well."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023
Each of the 72 counties had bespoke communications that discussed how many local businesses Evers had helped.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2022
If you weren't aware that celebrities had bespoke makeup looks, or you are over the age of 16, this is not for you.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
The waiter had been told that he was expected, and showed him up at once into the large sitting-room looking out into the street, which Cousin George had bespoke for the occasion.
From Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite by Anthony Trollope
I hired a tall fine Liegeoise for my maid, and setting out for Ostend, we embarked in a vessel, in which Mr. S— had bespoke our passage.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by T. (Tobias) Smollett
