inherited
/ษชnหhษษนษชtษชd/IPA: /IH0 N HH EH1 R AH0 T IH0 D/
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To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
โYour descendants will inherit the earth.โ
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To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
โAfter Grandad died, I inherited the house.โ
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To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
โLet's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.โ
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To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
โThis country has inherited an invidious class culture.โ
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To come into an inheritance.
โLucky old Daniel โ his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.โ
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To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
โModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.โ
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To derive a new class from (a superclass).
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To put in possession of.
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Obtained via an inheritance
โinherited moneyโ
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Hereditary.
โan inherited diseaseโ
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inherit, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inherited