adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/bɪˈspəʊk/
Multicultural British EnglishRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/bɪˈspəʊk/
Canada, General-American:/bəˈspoʊk/
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Australian:/bɪˈspəʉk/
New-Zealand:/bəˈspɐʉk/
rhymes with -əʊk
CMU ARPABET:B UH0 S P OW1 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Made or done in a way adjusted to the needs of a specific person or group (e.g., customer, health care patient, do-it-yourselfer), and thus specialized and, in some cases, unique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Ireland, UK, not-comparable
Examples
Near-synonyms: custom-made, tailored, tailor-made, custom-built, purpose-built; see also Thesaurus:custom-made
In sense “custom-made”, 1755, from earlier bespoken (c. 1600), form of bespeak, in sense “arrange beforehand” (1580s), a prefixed variant of speak; compare order, made-to-order.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
a mida (locution)
— individually or custom-made
Chinese Mandarin:
定做的
(dìngzuò de)
— individually or custom-made
Chinese Mandarin:
定製的 /定制的
(dìngzhì de)
— individually or custom-made
Czech:
na míru
— individually or custom-made
Czech:
zakázkový
— individually or custom-made
Danish:
skræddersyet
— individually or custom-made
Dutch:
op maat gemaakt
— individually or custom-made
Finnish:
räätälöity
— individually or custom-made
Finnish:
yksilöllinen
— individually or custom-made
Finnish:
erikoisvalmisteinen
— individually or custom-made
Finnish:
mitta-
— individually or custom-made
Finnish:
mittatilaus-
— individually or custom-made
Finnish:
mittojen mukaan tehty
— individually or custom-made
French:
taillé à sa mesure
— individually or custom-made
French:
fait sur mesure
— individually or custom-made
French:
personnalisé
— individually or custom-made
Galician:
á medida
— individually or custom-made
Galician:
personalizado
— individually or custom-made
German:
maßgeschneidert
— individually or custom-made
Italian:
su misura
— individually or custom-made
Japanese:
あつらえの
(atsurae no)
— individually or custom-made
Norwegian Bokmål:
skreddersydd
— individually or custom-made
Norwegian Bokmål:
spesialtilpasset
— individually or custom-made
Polish:
uszyty na miarę
— individually or custom-made
Portuguese:
sob medida
— individually or custom-made
Russian:
сде́ланный/изгото́вленный на зака́з
(sdélannyj/izgotóvlennyj na zakáz)
— individually or custom-made
Spanish:
a medida (locution)
— individually or custom-made
Spanish:
personalizado
— individually or custom-made
Spanish:
customizado
— individually or custom-made
Spanish:
tuneado
— individually or custom-made
Swedish:
skräddarsydd
— individually or custom-made
Turkish:
ısmarlama
— individually or custom-made
Chinese Mandarin:
定做的
(dìngzuò de)
— relating to someone who makes custom-made products
Chinese Mandarin:
定製的 /定制的
(dìngzhì de)
— relating to someone who makes custom-made products
Finnish:
tilaustöitä tekevä
— relating to someone who makes custom-made products
Finnish:
mittatilaustöitä tekevä
— relating to someone who makes custom-made products
Spanish:
personalizante
— relating to someone who makes custom-made products
Spanish:
customizante
— relating to someone who makes custom-made products
