inherit
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.
had been inheriting
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past perfect progressiveof inherit.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Exactly!" he announced calmly, as though he had been inheriting titles all his life.
From A House Party with the Tucker Twins by Speed, Nell
