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- DictionaryInherited/inˈherədəd/
adjective
- 1. (of money, property, or a title) received as an heir at the death of the previous holder: "inherited wealth"
- 2. (of a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) derived genetically from one's parents or ancestors: "inherited diseases"
to receive money, property, or possessions from someone after the person has died: Who will inherit the house when he dies? biology. To inherit particular characteristics is to receive them from the parents through the genes (= chemical patterns). (Definition of inherit from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
1. : something that is or may be inherited. 2. a. : the act of inheriting property. b. : the reception of genetic qualities by transmission from parent to offspring. c. : the acquisition of a possession, condition, or trait from past generations. 3. a. : tradition. b. : a valuable possession that is a common heritage from nature. 4.
verb (used with object) to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir: to inherit the family business. to receive as if by succession from predecessors: the problems the new government inherited from the previous administration.
Definition of inherit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
/ɪnˈhɛrət/ /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: inherited; inherits; inheriting. When your grandmother dies, you might inherit her tea set. Regardless of her death, you might inherit her sense of humor or rather large nose. To inherit is to receive from a predecessor.
verb. /ɪnˈhɛrət/ Verb Forms. [transitive, intransitive] inherit (something) (from somebody) to receive money, property, etc. from someone when they die She inherited a fortune from her father. He will inherit the title on the death of his uncle. compare disinherit. Join us.
INHERIT meaning: 1 : to receive (money, property, etc.) from someone when that person dies; 2 : to have (a characteristic, disease, etc.) because of the genes that you get from your parents when you are born.
