bespeech
bespeech verb: to address in speech.
Verb
bespeech (third-person singular simple present bespeeches, present participle bespeeching, simple past and past participle bespeeched)
- To address in speech
- When James the First had once bespeeched his parliament, Bishop Williams, Keeper of the Great Seal, added — that, after his Majesty's divinum et immortale dictum, he would not dare mortale aliquid addere.1822, Alexander Pope, The Recreative Review
- [...] his best bow followed, and then he proceeded to bespeech the great personage.1826, The Dublin and London magazine
Examples of bespeech in a sentence
- "I came to bespeech you again — " His eyes widen.1970, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, volume 39:
- O! a welcome to your kitchen table: a little, night bespeeches the char of day; [...]2007, Stanley Martin, The Book of Love:
Forms of bespeech
| third-person singular present | bespeeches |
|---|---|
| present participle | bespeeching |
| past participle | bespeeched |
| past | bespeeched |
Origin of bespeech
From be- (“on; at”) + speech.
Questions about bespeech
- What does bespeech mean?
- Bespeech means to address in speech.
- How do you use bespeech in a sentence?
- "I came to bespeech you again — " His eyes widen.
- What part of speech is bespeech?
- Bespeech is a verb.
- What is the past tense of bespeech?
- The past tense of bespeech is bespeeched.
Words near bespeech in the dictionary
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