bespeak

1. Be a signal for or a symptom of (synset 200923271)
   "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
   is a type of: tell - let something be known
   subtypes:

   • augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate - indicate, as with a sign or an omen
   • mark - designate as if by a mark
   same as: betoken, indicate, point, signal
2. Express the need or desire for (synset 200754770)
   "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"; "when you call, always ask for Mary"
   is a type of: communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across - transmit information
   subtypes:

   • order - make a request for something
   • ask - make a request or demand for something to somebody
   • encore - request an encore, from a performer
   • petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing
   • demand - request urgently and forcefully
   • appeal, invoke - request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection
   • supplicate - ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
   • apply - ask (for something)
   • beg, solicit, tap - make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
   • reserve - obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance
   • challenge - ask for identification
   • beg off, excuse - ask for permission to be released from an engagement
   • demand - ask to be informed of
   • claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
   • call for, invite - request the participation or presence of
   • ask in, invite - ask to enter
   • desire - express a desire for
   • beg - ask to obtain free
   • arrogate, claim, lay claim - demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
   • ask over, ask round, invite - invite someone to one's house
   • call - call a meeting; invite or command to meet
   • ask, ask out, invite out, take out - make a date
   • book, hold, reserve - arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
   same as: ask for, call for, quest, request
   verb group: call for, invite - request the participation or presence of

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