Phrase guide
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Sound
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verb
To bespeak; show; indicate; foretell; suggest; speak to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: phrasal, transitive, verb
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Middle English speken of (“to speak of, speak about”) and Middle English ofspeken (“to speak of, speak about”).
