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inherit

verb B2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

To receive money, property, or title from someone upon their death; or to derive characteristics genetically.; to receive money, property, or characteristics from someone when they die; to acquire from predecessors

to receive property from someone who died; to receive genetically

to receive property, money, or traits from someone after their death or from ancestors

In context

01

She will inherit the family estate from her grandfather.

02

She inherited her grandmother's jewelry.

Synonyms

receive,acquire,get

Antonyms

give,donate,lose

Collocations

inherit property,inherit wealth,inherit money

Verb forms

Past: inherited · Past participle: inherited · -ing: inheriting

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗