inherit

inherit

receive a right as an heir: inherit the farm; receive a genetic character: inherit blue eyes

Not to be confused with:

inherent – innate; existing as a permanent, inseparable element or quality: an inherent love for animals

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in·her·it

 (ĭn-hĕr′ĭt)

v. in·her·it·ed, in·her·it·ing, in·her·its

v.tr.

1. Law

a. To take (property) by law of descent from an intestate owner.

b. To receive (property) by will; receive by bequest or devise.

2. To receive or take over from a predecessor: The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.

3. Biology To receive (a characteristic) from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission.

4. To gain (something) as one's right or portion: "A certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?" (King James Bible).

v.intr.

To hold or take possession of an inheritance.

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[Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, to make heir to, from Late Latin inhērēditāre, to inherit : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Late Latin hērēditāre, to inherit (from Latin hērēs, hērēd-, heir; see ghē- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·her′i·tor n.

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inherit

(ɪnˈhɛrɪt)

vb, -its, -iting or -ited

1. (Law) to receive (property, a right, title, etc) by succession or under a will

2. (Law) (intr) to succeed as heir

3. (Genetics) (tr) to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission

4. (tr) to receive (a position, attitude, property, etc) from a predecessor

[C14: from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhērēditāre to appoint an heir, from Latin hērēs heir]

inˈherited adj

inˈheritor n

inˈheritress, inˈheritrix fem n

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in•her•it

(ɪnˈhɛr ɪt)
v.t.

1. to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir.

2. to receive as if by succession from predecessors.

3. to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors.

4. to succeed (a person) as heir.

5. to receive as one's portion; come into possession of: to inherit a sister's old clothes.

v.i.

6. to have succession as heir.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin inhērēditāre to make heir]

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inherit

Past participle: inherited
Gerund: inheriting

Imperative

inherit

inherit

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother" inherit - receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
	2.	inherit - receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair" inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
	3.	inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother" receive, have - get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front" inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"

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inherit

verb

1. be left, come into, be willed, accede to, succeed to, be bequeathed, fall heir to He has no son to inherit his land.

2. take over, take on, acquire, take up, come into, take responsibility for The government inherited an impossibly difficult situation.

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inherit

verb

To receive (property) from one who has died:

come into.

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Translations

يَرِثُيَرِثُ عادةً أو صِفَةًورث

zděditdědit

arve

erben

κληρονομώ

heredar

periä

héritertenir

naslijediti

megörökölörököl

erfa

ereditare

相続する

물려받다

paveldėjimaspaveldėti

mantotpārmantot

erven

arve

odziedziczyć

herdar

наследоватьунаследовать

podedovati

ärva

รับมรดก

kalıtım yoluyla geçmekmiras almakmiras olarak almak

thừa kế

继承经遗传而得

inherit

[ɪnˈherɪt] VT (gen) → heredar (from de) we inherited these problems from the last government → estos problemas son un legado del gobierno anterior

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inherit

[ɪnˈhɛrɪt]

vt

(= be heir to) [+ money, property] → hériter de, hériter
She inherited her father's house → Elle a hérité la maison de son père., Elle a hérité de la maison de son père.
paintings that he inherited from his father → des tableaux qu'il a hérités de son père, des tableaux dont il a hérité de son père

(= be born with) [+ disease, characteristic] → hériter de
Her children have inherited her love of sport → Ses enfants ont hérité de son amour du sport.
an inherited disease → une maladie héréditaire

(= be left with) [+ situation, problem, task] → hériter de

vi → hériter

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inherit

vt (lit, fig) → erben; the problems which we inherited from the last government → die Probleme, die uns die letzte Regierung hinterlassen or vererbt hat

vi → erben; to inherit from somebody → jdn beerben

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inherit

[ɪnˈhɛrɪt] vt → ereditare

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inherit

(inˈherit) verb

1. to receive (property etc belonging to someone who has died). He inherited the house from his father; She inherited four thousand dollars from her father. erf يَرِثُ наследявам herdar (z)dědit erben arve κληρονομώheredar pärima ارث بردن periä hériter (de) לָרֶשֶת उत्तराधिकार में प्राप्त करना naslijediti (meg)örököl mewarisi erfa ereditare 相続する 물려받다 paveldėti mantot mewarisi ervenarve (o)dziedziczyć ميراث ، تركه herdar a moş­teni наследовать zdediť podedovati naslediti ärva รับมรดก miras olarak almak 繼承 діставати в спадщину, успадковувати قانونا بطور جانشین حاصل کرنا thừa kế 继承

2. to have (qualities) the same as one's parents etc. She inherits her quick temper from her mother. geërf يَرِثُ عادةً أو صِفَةً наследявам herdar zdědit erben arve κληρονομώheredar pärima ارث بردن periä tenir לָרֶשֶת उत्ताराधिकार में प्राप्त करना, विरासत में पाना, अत्तराधिकार में पाना naslijediti örököl mewarisi sifat erfa avere 受け継ぐ 유전으로 이어받다 paveldėti pārmantot mewarisi sifat ervenarve (o)dziedziczyć ميراث herdar a moşteni унаследовать zdediť podedovati naslediti ärva สืบต่อ kalıtım yoluyla geçmek 遺傳到 успадковувати اسلاف سے وراثتہً پانا thừa hưởng 经遗传而得

inˈheritance noun

1. money etc inherited. He spent most of his inheritance on drink. erfporsie ميراث، تَرِكَه наследство herança dědictví das Erbe arv κληρονομιάherencia pärand ارث perintö héritageירושה उत्तराधिकार nasljeđe örökség warisan arfur eredità 遺産 상속 재산 palikimas mantojums warisan erfenisarvspadek ميراث herança moş­te­nire наследство dedičstvo dediščina nasleđe arv, arvedel เงินมรดก miras 遺產 спадщина میراث gia tài 遗产

2. the act of inheriting. The property came to him by inheritance. erflating وِراثَه наследяване herança dědictví die Vererbung arv κληρονομιάherencia pärimine ارث بری periytyminen héritageירושה उत्तराधिकार baštinjenje öröklés sebagai warisan erfð; arfur eredità 相続 상속 paveldėjimas mantošana sebagai warisan erflatingarv dziedziczenie تركه herança moştenire наследование dedičstvo dedovanje nasleđivanje arv การรับมรดก miras olarak, miras alma 繼承 успадкування ترکے میں پانا sự thừa kế 继承

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inherit

→ يَرِثُ zdědit arve erben κληρονομώ heredar periä hériter naslijediti ereditare 相続する 물려받다 erven arve odziedziczyć herdar наследовать ärva รับมรดก miras almak thừa kế 继承

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inherit

v. heredar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

inherit

vt heredar

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