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inherit
[in-her-it]
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.
to inherit the family business.
to receive as if by succession from predecessors.
the problems the new government inherited from the previous administration.
to receive (a genetic character or trait) by the transmission of hereditary factors.
to succeed (a person) as heir.
to receive as one's portion; come into possession of.
to inherit his brother's old clothes.
verb (used without object)
to take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it.
to receive qualities, powers, duties, etc., as by inheritance (followed byfrom ).
to have succession as heir.
inherit
/ ɪnˈhɛrɪt /
verb
to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will
(intr) to succeed as heir
(tr) to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission
(tr) to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor
Other Word Forms
- preinherit verb (used with object)
- reinherit verb
- inheritress noun
- inheritor noun
- inherited adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of inherit1
Word History and Origins
Origin of inherit1
Example Sentences
"Everyone accepts we inherited a bad position," one senior Labour figure told me, "but it's only right that people expect to see things improve."
A senior TV executive told me Shah inherited "a house divided but this board is melting down, it's very sad".
Regarding your concerns about having to take a “lump sum,” the court can order that the transfer be processed as an inherited IRA transfer.
For context, we are each inheriting $5 million in assets, including investments, cash and property.
"As our generation is going to inherit the next era of decision-making, governance... we want to ensure we have a planet we can sustain but future generations can sustain as well," he said.
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