bescheren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German beschern (to preordain, destine, allot, distribute). Compare Yiddish באַשערט (bashert, predestined).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈʃeːʁən]
  • (file)

Verb

bescheren (third-person singular simple present beschert, past tense bescherte, past participle beschert, auxiliary haben)

  1. To give, bestow, present (chiefly of Christmas presents)
  2. To allot (chiefly by God or fate)

Usage notes

  • In the Christmas sense, bescheren retains its original association with the transcendent to some degree inasmuch as the subject is usually the Christkind or Weihnachtsmann, and only rarely a normal person.

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