inherit

Verb

Verb Forms: inherited, inheriting, inherits

To receive property, title, or characteristics by succession.
obtain from someone after their death
- "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
receive from a predecessor
- "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"
receive by genetic transmission
- "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
To come into an inheritance.
To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
To derive a new class from (a superclass).
To put in possession of.

Examples

After Grandad died, I inherited the house.
He managed to inherit a good position on the board from his opponent’s weak play.
Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.
Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.
ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.
This country has inherited an invidious class culture.
Your descendants will inherit the earth.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”). Displaced native Old English ierfan.

Antonyms

bequeath, leave

Scrabble Score: 10

inherit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
inherit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inherit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

inherit: valid Words With Friends Word