inherit

in·her·it  (n-hrt)

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

v.tr.

1.

a. To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.

b. To receive by bequest or as a legacy.

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 one's parents by genetic transmission.

4. To gain (something) as one's right or portion.

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 inhrditre, to inherit : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Late Latin hrditre, to inherit (from Latin hrs, hrd-, heir; see gh- in Indo-European roots).]

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in·heri·tor n.

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inherit

Verb

1. to receive money, property, or a title from someone who has died

2. to receive (a characteristic) from an earlier generation by heredity

3. to receive (a position or situation) from a predecessor: he inherited a mess [Old French enheriter]

inheritor n

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 be left, come into, be willed, accede to, succeed to, be bequeathed, fall heir to

Translations

inherit [ɪnˈhɛrɪt] vt → heredar

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inherit [ɪnˈhɛrɪt] vt → hériter (de)

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inherit [ɪnˈhɛrɪt] vt → erben

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inherit [ɪnˈhɛrɪt] vt → ereditare