bescheren

Meaning

  1. to present as a gift (especially Christmas presents)
  2. to give (Christmas) presents to (someone)
  3. to grant, to provide, to bestow, to bring

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Pronounced as (IPA)
[bəˈʃeːʁən]
Etymology

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

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