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bespoke

USbuh-SPOHK/bəˈspoʊk/UKbi-SPOHK/bɪˈspəʊk/

4 meanings of bespoke

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  1. 1
    made to orderadjectiveIrelandUK
    Made or done to fit what one person or group needs, so it is special and sometimes one of a kind.

    My uncle had a bespoke suit made for his wedding.

    The kitchen cupboards were bespoke, built to fit the odd corners of the old flat.

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    Oppositestandard, generic

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  2. 2
    custom makeradjectiveIrelandUK
    Describing a person who makes things to order for each customer, especially clothes.

    Grandad had his suits made by a bespoke tailor in London.

    She works as a bespoke shoemaker in a small shop in Dublin.

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  3. 3
    verbIrelandUK
    Past tense of bespeak. Use this form when talking about something that happened earlier.

    Her calm voice bespoke years of experience.

    His tired face bespoke a long, hard night.

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  1. 4
    reservedverbarchaicIrelandUK
    Past participle of bespeak. An old form used after had or been, where people now say bespoken.

    She had bespoke the best room at the inn for her mother.

    By noon every table in the hall had been bespoke for the wedding party.

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bespoke is a form of bespeak

bespeak, verb: To be a sign that shows or suggests something. Full entry

Forms
bespeakbespeaks he/she/itbespeaking -ing formbespoke past tensebespoken past participle
Spelling
bespeak → bespoke: irregular (no -ed)

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Origin

It comes from bespeak, an old word meaning “to arrange or order beforehand”.