bespeak

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

be·speak (bĭ-spēkʹ)tr.v. be·spoke, (-spōkʹ) be·spo·ken, (-spōʹkən) or be·spoke be·speak·ing, be·speaks
1. To be or give a sign of; indicate. See Synonyms at indicate.
2.
a. To engage, hire, or order in advance. See Synonyms at book.
b. To request: bespeak a favor.
3. To foretell; portend:
fearful weapons that bespeak great loss of life.
4. Archaic. To speak to; address. [Middle English bispeken, to speak out, from Old English besprecan, to speak about.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  request, call for, quest, betoken, indicate, point, signal