inherit (verb)
1inherit — ► VERB (inherited, inheriting) 1) receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder. 2) derive (a quality or characteristic) from one s parents or ancestors. 3) receive or be left with (a situation, object,… …
2inherit — in‧her‧it [ɪnˈhert] verb [transitive] 1. LAW to receive money or property from someone after they have died: • She will inherit her father s entire fortune when he dies. inherit something from somebody • We built the house on land inherited from …
3inherit — in·her·it /in her it/ vb [Middle French enheriter to make one an heir, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in in + hereditas inheritance] vt 1: to receive (property) from an estate by operation of the laws of intestacy; broadly: to receive… …
4inherit — verb VERB + INHERIT ▪ stand to ▪ He stood to inherit (= was likely to inherit) property worth over five million. PREPOSITION ▪ from ▪ She inherited some money from her mother …
5inherit — verb Etymology: Middle English enheriten to give right of inheritance to, from Anglo French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in + hereditas inheritance more at heredity Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to come into… …
6inherit — verb 1 (I, T) to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died: inherit sth from: She inherited the land from her grandfather. 2 (T) to have a problem caused by mistakes that other people have made in the past: inherit sth from:… …
7inherit — verb /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/ a) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). Your descendants will inherit the earth. b) To receive (property or a title etc), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owners death …
8inherit — verb (inherits, inheriting, inherited) 1》 receive (money, property, or a title) as an heir at the death of the previous holder. 2》 derive (a quality or characteristic) from one s parents or ancestors. ↘receive or be left with (a situation,… …
9inherit — verb 1) she inherited his farm Syn: become heir to, come into/by, be bequeathed, be left, be willed, receive; Law be devised 2) Richard inherited the title Syn: succeed to, assume, take over, come into; formal accede to …
10inherit — verb 1) she inherited the farm Syn: be left, be bequeathed, be willed, come into 2) Richard inherited the title Syn: succeed to, assume, take over • Ant: leave …
