erbitten — meaning in English

English meaning

• bespeak verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
• crave verb To have an intense desire for something, especially food, comfort, or attention.
• pray verb To speak to God or a higher power, whether to give thanks, ask for help, or express devotion.
• request verb To ask for something, often politely or formally.
• solicit verb To ask for or try to obtain something, often persistently or formally.

Senses

erbitten is used for these senses in English:

• bespeak (transitive) To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
• crave (ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.
• crave (transitive, archaic, or, literary) To ask for earnestly; to beg or demand, as from a figure of authority.
• pray (obsolete) To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication; to entreat for.
• request (transitive) To ask (somebody) to do something.
• solicit (transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.

bespeak — full definition

1. verb To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss.
2. verb To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance.
3. verb To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour.
4. verb To forbode; foretell.

crave — full definition

1. verb To have an intense desire for something, especially food, comfort, or attention.
2. verb Formal: to ask for something earnestly, especially from someone with authority.

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