to inherit
138
3.2
- verb
- /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
:
heredar
- You can inherit your love for music from your family members.
- inherit a trait
- inherit genes
- inherit a disease
And I'm sure I've inherited some anxiety from, you know, my, my grandparents, grandparents.
- And I'm sure I've inherited some anxiety from, you know, my, my grandparents, grandparents.
- He said he who was willing to sacrifice himself rather than betray his comrades would leave no offspring to inherit his noble nature.
- And the the way DNA works is that we you, you inherit a copy for every chromosome from your mother and your father.
- Jack, you've have you inherited your dad's temper?
- Original sin is the Christian doctrine that holds that humans through the fact of birth, inherit A tainted nature in need of regeneration.
Examples
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When times were bad, the sons couldn't inherit anything, or only one son could inherit the farm.
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Free blacks could marry, inherit and bequeath property, buy and sell, sue and be sued.
Academic text (2008) -
So you may inherit a bit of what your grandma or your ma went through.
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You can inherit it from a parent.
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It's a habit I inherited from my late employer.
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It must be inherited from our father, you know, being romantic.
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You inherited my artistic talent and skillful hands.
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But she's still a minor, so she can't inherit the money directly yet.
Fiction book (1990) -
And when the strong have devoured each other, then, at last… the meek shall inherit the earth.
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Many children inherit traits from their parents, such as eye color or height.
How Different
- Specialized
3
7.2
- Specialized
28
4.4
- Specialized
10
6.2
138
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Inherit comes from the root herit, which means 'to receive' and is the same part you see in heir and heritage. So, to inherit a trait is to 'receive' it from your parents, which explains why the word means getting family features.