inherit
/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/verb3 syllables
Inherit means: obtain from someone after their death.
What does inherit mean?3
verb
1
obtain from someone after their death“I inherited a castle from my French grandparents”
2
receive from a predecessor“The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair”
3
receive by genetic transmission“I inherited my good eyesight from my mother”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with inherit?4
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Inherit in a sentence
- Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.etala
- The prince, or the princess, will inherit the throne.DJ_Saidez
- Remember that we will inherit the results of your decisions.AlanF_US
- He didn't inherit anything from what his father left.anzart
- Yanni will inherit four million dollars in life insurance.Amastan
- Yanni is about to inherit another forty million dinars.Amastan
- He didn't inherit anything whatsoever from his father.anzart
- You will not inherit what your brother left.anzart
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of inherit
as a verb
- past tense
- inherited
- present participle
- inheriting
- third-person singular
- inherits
- past participle
- inherited