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inherit
[in-her-it]
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.
to inherit the family business.
to receive as if by succession from predecessors.
the problems the new government inherited from the previous administration.
to receive (a genetic character or trait) by the transmission of hereditary factors.
to succeed (a person) as heir.
to receive as one's portion; come into possession of.
to inherit his brother's old clothes.
verb (used without object)
to take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it.
to receive qualities, powers, duties, etc., as by inheritance (followed byfrom ).
to have succession as heir.
inherit
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
verb
to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will
(intr) to succeed as heir
(tr) to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission
(tr) to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor
Other Word Forms
- preinherit verb (used with object)
- reinherit verb
- ˈٰ noun
- ˈٴǰ noun
- ˈٱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of inherit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of inherit1
Example Sentences
Dear Liz: If someone inherits my retirement account, is there any way they can avoid having their Medicare premiums increased for 1 year?
Labour has zealously talked up its appetite to reform everything in sight, to respond to the gravity of the situation it inherited.
In response to Sting's criticisms, a government spokesman said it would "fix the crisis we have inherited".
Polling suggests much of the country reckons Labour inherited a bad hand and has played it badly.
Reverend Nixon's son inherited the painting after his death, Mr Gascoigne said, adding it then fell "into obscurity" having last been exhibited in Tasmania, Australia, in 1858.
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