verb

inherit

ihn-HEH-riht

verb

To receive money, property, or a title from someone after they die.

"She inherited the family farm from her grandmother."

To receive a trait or quality from a parent or ancestor.

"He inherited his father's sharp sense of humor."

(computing) To take on properties or behavior from another class or system.

"The subclass inherits all the methods of its parent class."

How to Use Inherit

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo receive something — money, property, a trait, or in programming, functionality — passed down from before you.

Common pairings

inherit money inherit traits inherit from a class

inherited past tense, inherits singular

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She _____ the family farm from her grandmother.

From Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare, "to make an heir."

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