bespeak
verb (used with object)
to ask for in advance.
had bespoken
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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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Graeme had to finish the task she had set for herself on the night, when Arthur had bespoken her love and care for a new sister.
From Janet's Love and Service by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson
His conduct had bespoken no willingness to put constraint upon her steps.
From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
She was able to identity from her own experience a liquid called scream, of which Dave had bespoken a large jug full, to be taken to Dolly on his return home.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
Mr. Ironsides had bespoken his gun, a local Rajah his ponies; and his dogs were to be distributed among friends.
From Banked Fires by E. W. (Ethel Winifred) Savi
At this spot Gudrun had bespoken that she and Snorri should meet.
From Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic by Muriel A.C. Press
