inhere
verb (used without object)
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent.
inhered
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past participleof inhere.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inhere.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inhereverb (used without object)to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent.
Example Sentences
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By contrast, Aristotle believed that color inhered in objects.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024
To his mind a most delectable flavour of discreet scandal inhered in such collections of shabby properties from anonymous homes.
From Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance
But granting the premise of the Supreme Court decision, "that the constitution does not confer suffrage on any one," then it inhered with the citizen before the constitution was framed.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Qualities had independent existence as much as substances, but when any new substances were produced, the qualities rushed forward and inhered in them.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
Conceding freely the incredible reality of this phase of her history, she none the less contended that in it no more true permanence inhered than in a dream.
From Nobody by W. L. Jacobs
