spoken for
adjective/ˈspəʊkən fɔː(r)/
/ˈspəʊkən fɔːr/
[not before noun]- already claimed or being kept for somebody
- I'm afraid you can't sit there—those seats are spoken for.
- (old-fashioned) Liza is already spoken for (= she is already married or has a partner).
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