INHERIT


Meaning of INHERIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈher-ət, -ˈhe-rət ]

verb

Etymology: Middle English enheriten to give right of inheritance to, from Anglo-French enheriter , from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in- + hereditas inheritance — more at heredity

Date: 14th century

transitive verb

1. : to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion

and every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters…for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life — Matthew 19:29 (Revised Standard Version)

2.

a. : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death

b. : to receive as a devise or legacy

3. : to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission

inherit a defective enzyme

4. : to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor

inherit ed the problem from his predecessor

intransitive verb

: to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance

• in·her·i·tor -(r)ə-tər noun

• in·her·i·tress -(r)ə-trəs or in·her·i·trix -(r)ə-(ˌ)triks noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.