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The owner of one steam launch, who had bespoke six copies, rescinded the order on seeing the negative.
From Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
She told me she had bespoke Miss Planta to attend at the grand toilette at St. James's, as she saw my strength still diminished by my late illness.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2 by Fanny Burney
