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- pronunciation:
- ihn
he
riht
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
inherits, inheriting, inherited |
| definition 1: |
to receive (money, property, or the like) through a will made by, or legal succession to, a person who has died; be heir to.
She inherited several million dollars upon her father's death.I inherited this watch from my uncle. |
| definition 2: |
to receive by genetic transmission through a parent.
She inherited her blue eyes from her mother's side of the family.He inherited the gene for the disease from his father. |
| definition 3: |
to receive (something) from or as if from a predecessor.
The new president inherited the problems that arose under the former administration.She inherited the previous tenant's dreadful wallpaper. |
| related words: |
acquire, ascend, get |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to receive property or succeed to a position or title as an heir, or have the right to do so.
He inherits when he becomes twenty. |
| definition 2: |
to receive characteristics, authority, duties, or the like from a forebear or predecessor.
- similar words:
- descend
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| related words: |
accede |
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| derivations: |
inheritable (adj.), inheritability (n.), inheritor (n.) |
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