INHERIT


Meaning of INHERIT in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If you ~ money or property, you receive it from someone who has died.

He has no son to ~ his land.

...paintings that he ~ed from his father.

...people with ~ed wealth.

VERB: V n, V n from n, V-ed

2.

If you ~ something such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them.

The government ~ed an impossible situation from its predecessors...

VERB: V n from n

3.

If you ~ a characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it.

We ~ from our parents many of our physical characteristics...

Her children have ~ed her love of sport...

Stammering is probably an ~ed defect.

VERB: V n from n, V n, V-ed

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