LEGACY


Meaning of LEGACY in English

noun

1 money/property

VERB + LEGACY

▪ bequeath (sb) , leave (sb)

▪ get , receive

He received a large ~ from his uncle.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

She left her the money in a ~.

▪ ~ from

a ~ from my old teacher

PHRASES

▪ heir to a ~

She is the heir to a ~ of £1 million.

2 result of previous events

ADJECTIVE

▪ enduring , lasting

▪ great , rich

His influence on younger musicians is perhaps his greatest ~.

▪ cultural , historical

These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies.

▪ bitter

VERB + LEGACY

▪ bequeath (sb) , leave (sb) , leave behind

the enduring ~ bequeathed by the war years

▪ create

▪ continue , preserve

She said she would continue her father's ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ from

Such attitudes are a ~ from colonial times.

▪ ~ of

a great ~ of technical innovation

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