inherit
pronunciation
How to pronounce inherit in British English:
UK [ɪnˈherɪt]
How to pronounce inherit in American English:
US [ɪnˈherɪt]
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- Verb:
- obtain from someone after their death
- receive from a predecessor
- receive by genetic transmission
Word Origin
- inherit
- inherit: see hereditary
- inherit (v.)
- c. 1300, "to make (someone) an heir," from Old French enheriter "make heir, appoint as heir," from Late Latin inhereditare "to appoint as heir," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + hereditare "to inherit," from heres (genitive heredis) "heir" (see heredity). Sense of "receive inheritance" arose mid-14c.; original sense is retained in disinherit. Related: Inherited; inheriting.
Example
- 1. His son will soon inherit control of the corporation .
- 2. However , baldness is another x-linked recessive trait ; you inherit it from your mother .
- 3. He will inherit a confluence of formidable challenges .
- 4. Only true sons inherit the father 's estate .
- 5. Those who inherit wealth do not deserve it .