inherit
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.
are inheriting
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present progressiveof inherit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The buyers are inheriting an already lucrative business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The youngsters of today are inheriting a more difficult world and the less favourable world for them than my generation."
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
People who are inheriting often have to weigh whether the cost to get the money that’s left to them is worth it.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
“I told them, ‘You are inheriting more than this exquisite technology, you are inheriting the history of how it’s been used,” Mr. Inglis said in an interview.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Don’t think you are inheriting a soft snap, son.
From The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range by Hamlin Garland
