inherit
verb (used with object)
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.
will inherit
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future tenseof inherit.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The building has an occupancy rate of around 70% — leases that the port will inherit and make money from.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
If the new ETF goes into your estate, your heirs will inherit it at its market value on your date of death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
When Andy Burnham enters No 10 Downing Street, he will inherit some formidable and complex problems that successive prime ministers and governments have attempted to address - mostly without success.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Kevin Warsh will inherit a central bank that appears to be stuck in policy limbo due to concerns about escalating inflation.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
“Lauren says the meek will inherit the earth, not the strong, and Brittany says who wants the earth anyway, so the strong might as well have it.”
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
