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▪ I. bashert, n. Brit. |bəˈʃɛːt|, U.S. |bəˈʃɛ(ə)rt| Forms: 19– basherte Brit. |bəˈʃɛːtə|, U.S. |bəˈʃɛ(ə)rtə|, 19– bashert, 19– basherter Brit. |bəˈʃɛːtə|, U.S. |bəˈʃɛ(ə)rtə| [Partly ‹bashert adj., partly > adj.), and partly > adj.). The use of the forms basherte and basherter in English does not always follow the gender distinction in Yiddish.] In Jewish usage: a person's predestined romantic partner; a soulmate.
1975Jewish Press 31 Oct. 13 The chossen, Aaron Schlomo approaches... He is her basherte, her chosen one. 1994Forward 16 Dec. 12/1 Both were seeing [read seeking] their basherts in the personal ads of the Jewish Bulletin of Northern California. 1995Forward (Nexis) 24 Nov. 14 No matter where you choose to seek out your basherter, there are certain common trends that are inescapable in the Jewish singles scene. 2004L. Morrison in A. Brown Mentsh 163 The local Jewish paper had a personals section, so I placed an ad hoping to find my bashert. ▪ II. bashert, a. Brit. |bəˈʃɛːt|, U.S. |bəˈʃɛ(ə)rt| [‹ Yiddish bashert destined, predestined, past participle of bashern to destine, to bestow > n.3] In Jewish usage: destined, fated; preordained.
1963M. Samuel Little did I Know i. 25 Let's suppose that England means it and the other allies agree. It is bashert, destined, and can our Yiddalach do it? 1994Forward (Nexis) 29 July 5 Giordana Shabot married Richard Shalom—can you think of a more bashert match than Shabot-Shalom! 2005Jewish Week (Nexis) 11 Nov. 10 It seems truly bashert that we met there. |