inherit

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

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• Hyphenation: in‧her‧it

Verb

Plain form inherit

Third-person singular inherits

Past tense inherited

Past participle inherited

Present participle inheriting

1. (transitive) Getting the characteristics of its parents.

   He inherited the double eyelids of his mother.

2. (transitive) Getting the fortune of someone.

   She inherited her father's billion dollar fortune.

Related words

• inheritance