inheriting

3.9

Having the right to get money or property after someone dies

adjective
/ɪnˈhɛrɪtɪŋ/

: heredero

After the lawyer read the will, she learned about inheriting a valuable piece of jewelry.

Examples

He is the rightful heir, inheriting his father's estate after his passing.
Inheriting the family business brought both challenges and opportunities for her.
So anyway, I just wanted to find out what you thought, as I know that one of you had experience with inheriting your parents.
I know you have written about, in some respects, inheriting the grief or griefs of our parents and ancestors.
I know you have written about, in some respects inheriting the grief or griefs of our parents and ancestors.

Synonyms

to inherit

vsinheriting

162 3.6

To receive money or property from someone after they die

is about having the legal right to property, money, or a title after death

Antonyms

disinheritance

1 8.4

Stopping someone from inheriting money or property from a will

Surface Forms

inheriting positive

Morphology

inheriting = inherit (transparent) = inherit + ing

A regular adjectival/participial formation from the verb 'inherit' using the productive suffix '-ing', so the meaning is directly derivable from 'inherit'.

Etymology

Inheriting comes from an old word for heir, a person who 'receives' another person's things after they die. Think of the familiar words heir and heritage — they all carry the idea of getting what belonged to someone else, which is why inheriting means legally getting property, a title, or money when someone dies.