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inherit

[ in-her-it ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:

    to inherit the family business.

  2. to receive as if by succession from predecessors:

    the problems the new government inherited from the previous administration.

  3. to receive (a genetic character or trait) by the transmission of hereditary factors.
  4. to succeed (a person) as heir.
  5. to receive as one's portion; come into possession of:

    to inherit his brother's old clothes.



verb (used without object)

  1. to take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it.
  2. to receive qualities, powers, duties, etc., as by inheritance (followed by from ).
  3. to have succession as heir.

inherit

/ ɪˈɛɪ /

verb

  1. to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will
  2. intr to succeed as heir
  3. tr to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission
  4. tr to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰ, noun:feminine
  • ˈٴǰ, noun
  • ˈٱ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··· verb (used with object)
  • ··· verb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of inherit1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English en(h)erit(i)en, from Middle French enheriter, from Late Latin Գŧŧ徱 “to make heir”; in- 3, hereditary
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of inherit1

C14: from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin Գŧŧ徱 to appoint an heir, from Latin ŧŧ heir
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Example Sentences

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In response to critical audits, she has repeatedly acknowledged its flaws, and characterized her mission as one of reforming problems that she inherited from prior administrations.

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“I think as elected officials, you’ve inherited an extraordinarily difficult task,” he told them.

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In fact, for me, it makes the dance even more freeing to know that I’ve chosen to inherit the tradition of being a queer person in a nightclub in a city that loves to dance.

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His tale highlights the difficulties involved when it comes to deciding who has control of what's often seen as "family money", and who will inherit it.

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What historically made American communities special is that, to an unusual extent, our identities weren’t inherited but chosen.

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