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1. (v.t.) inherit
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.
2. inherit
to receive as if by succession from predecessors.
3. inherit
to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors.
4. inherit
to succeed (a person) as heir.
5. inherit
to receive as one's portion; come into possession of:
to inherit a sister's old clothes.
6. (v.i.) inherit
to have succession as heir.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < MF < LL inhērēditāre to make heir)
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| Definition of 'inherit' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) inherit
obtain from someone after their death
"I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
2. (verb) inherit
receive from a predecessor
"The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
3. (verb) inherit
receive by genetic transmission
"I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
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1. (verb) inherit
to receive money or property from sb when they die
We inherited the house from my mother.
2. inherit
to receive a genetic trait from a parent
The tendency toward hair loss is inherited from your mother.
3. inherit
to be forced to deal with a situation started by sb else
problems inherited from the previous manager
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| Definition of 'inherit' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) inherit
to take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown
2. (verb) inherit
to receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc
3. (verb) inherit
to come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession
4. (verb) inherit
to put in possession of
5. (verb) inherit
to take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance
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Sense: to receive (property etc belonging to someone who has died)
He inherited the house from his father; She inherited four thousand dollars from her father.
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 Afrikaans: erf |
 Arabic: يَرِثُ |
 Bulgarian: наследявам |
 Brazilian: herdar |
 Czech: (z)dědit |
 German: erben |
 Danish: arve |
 Greek: κληρονομώ |
 Spanish: heredar |
 Estonian: pärima |
 Farsi: ارث بردن |
 Finnish: periä |
 French: hériter (de) |
 Hebrew: לָרֶשֶת |
 Hindi: उत्तराधिकार में प्राप्त क |
 Croatian: naslijediti |
 Hungarian: (meg)örököl |
 Indonesian: mewarisi |
 Icelandic: erfa |
 Italian: ereditare |
 Japanese: 相続する |
 Korean: 물려받다 |
 Lithuanian: paveldėti |
 Latvian: mantot |
 Malay: mewarisi |
 Dutch: erven |
 Norwegian: arve |
 Polish: (o)dziedziczyć |
 Persian: ارث بردن |
 Pashto: ميراث ، تركه |
 Portuguese: herdar |
 Romanian: a moşteni |
 Russian: наследовать |
 Slovak: zdediť |
 Slovenian: podedovati |
 Serbian: naslediti |
 Swedish: ärva |
 Thai: รับมรดก |
 Turkish: miras olarak almak |
 Taiwanese: 繼承 |
 Ukrainian: діставати в спадщину, усп |
 Urdu: قانونا بطور جانشین حاصل ک |
 Vietnamese: thừa kế |
 Chinese: 继承 |
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