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 [ɪnˈhɛrɪt]

vb -its, -iting, -ited

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

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

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) (tr) to possess (a characteristic) through genetic transmission

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

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

inherited  adj

inheritor  n

inheritress , inheritrix fem 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

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.

Translations

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 [ɪnˈhɛrɪt] vt → ereditare

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inherit

v inherit [inˈherit]

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 (z)dědit arve erben κληρονομώ heredar 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 erven arve (o)dziedziczyć 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 zdědit arve erben κληρονομώ heredar pärima ارث بردن periä tenir (qqch. de qqn) לָרֶשֶת उत्ताराधिकार में प्राप्त करना, विरासत में पाना, अत्तराधिकार में पाना naslijediti örököl mewarisi sifat erfa avere (ereditato) 受け継ぐ 유전으로 이어받다 paveldėti pārmantot mewarisi sifat erven arve (o)dziedziczyć 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

n inˈheritance

1 money etc inherited He spent most of his inheritance on drink. erfporsie ميراث، تَرِكَه наследство dědictví arv das Erbe κληρονομιά herencia pärand ارث perintö héritage יְרוּשָׁה उत्तराधिकार nasljeđe örökség warisan arfur eredità 遺産 상속 재산 palikimas mantojums warisan erfenis arv spadek 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 dědictví arv die Vererbung κληρονομιά herencia pärimine ارث بری periytyminen héritage יְרוּשָׁה उत्तराधिकार baštinjenje öröklés sebagai warisan erfð; arfur eredità 相続 상속 paveldėjimas mantošana sebagai warisan erflating arv(ing) dziedziczenie 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 → يَرِث 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