INHERIT

[verb] - to receive (money, a house etc.) from someone after they have died, or to be born with (a physical or mental quality) that a parent, grandparent or other relative hasWho will inherit the house when he dies? [T]All her children will inherit equally. [I](figurative) When I took on the job of manager, I inherited certain financial problems (= they existed before I arrived). [T]Rosie inherited her red hair from her mother. [T]The child has an inherited disease which attacks the immune system. [T]