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Definition of inherit
transitive verb
1 : to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion and every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters … for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life — Matthew 19:29 (Revised Standard Version)
2a : to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's deathb : to receive as a devise or legacy
3 : to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission inherit a defective enzyme
4 : to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor inherited the problem from his predecessor
intransitive verb
: to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance
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Examples of inherit in a Sentence
She inherited the family business from her father.
Baldness is inherited from the mother's side of the family.
She inherited her father's deep blue eyes.
She inherited a love of baseball from her dad.
When my brother left for college, I inherited his old computer.
The company's new president will inherit some complicated legal problems.
When the coach quit, her assistant inherited a last-place team.
Recent Examples of inherit from the Web
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McCaskey, often called the First Lady of the NFL, inherited the team from her father, George Halas, renowned coach and one of the founders of the American Football Association, the forerunner of the NFL.
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According to National Intitutes of Health, although the disorder is inherited, not everyone who has the mutation will present with UHS, which may explain why both Jamie and her older daughter, Raegan, 5, have thick, smooth, darker hair.
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May that child inherit Caleb’s computer skills and Hanna’s sense of humor (but not Ashley Marin’s unacknowledged alcoholism).
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Roš reunited with the sommelier in the tiny town of Kobarid (population: 1,090) just as Kramar inherited Hiša Franko, his family’s inn and restaurant.
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Denis Conan Doyle, who had inherited the trunk after his father’s demise, used it himself until his own death in 1955.
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Konnor Wade stranded three inherited runners in the eighth and pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
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Dodd’s great-granddaughter inherited some of that spirit herself.
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McKelvey inherited the car from his brother, John Jr. His father, John Sr.
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Origin and Etymology of inherit
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
INHERIT Defined for English Language Learners
inherit
playDefinition of inherit for English Language Learners
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: to receive (money, property, etc.) from someone when that person dies
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biology : to have (a characteristic, disease, etc.) because of the genes that you get from your parents when you are born
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: to get (a personal quality, interest, etc.) because of the influence or example of your parents or other relatives
INHERIT Defined for Kids
inherit
playDefinition of inherit for Students
inherited
;inheriting
1 : to get by legal right from a person at his or her death
2 : to get by heredity I inherited red hair.
Medical Dictionary
inherit
playMedical Definition of inherit
: to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission
Law Dictionary
inherit
playLegal Definition of inherit
transitive verb
1 : to receive (property) from an estate by operation of the laws of intestacy; broadly : to receive (property) either by will or through intestate succession
2 : succeed
intransitive verb
: to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance
Origin and Etymology of inherit
Middle French enheriter to make one an heir, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in- in + hereditas inheritance
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