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- [in-her-it]
- /ɪnˈhɛr ɪt/
- /ɪnˈher.ɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-her-it]
- /ɪnˈhɛr ɪt/
Definitions of inherit word
- verb with object inherit to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business. 1
- verb with object inherit to receive as if by succession from predecessors: the problems the new government inherited from its predecessors. 1
- verb with object inherit to receive (a genetic character) by the transmission of hereditary factors. 1
- verb with object inherit to succeed (a person) as heir. 1
- verb with object inherit to receive as one's portion; come into possession of: to inherit his brother's old clothes. 1
- verb without object inherit to take or receive property or the like by virtue of being heir to it. 1
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Origin of inherit
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English en(h)erit(i)en < Middle French enheriter < Late Latin inhērēditāre to make heir. See in-3, hereditary
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Parts of speech for Inherit
noun
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pronoun
preposition
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inherit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
inherit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inherit
verb inherit
- derive — If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- obtain — to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
- succeed — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
Antonyms for inherit
verb inherit
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- bequeath — If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die.
- disinherit — Law. to exclude from inheritance (an heir or a next of kin).
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