Inherit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

2 · to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission inherit ; 3 · to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor inherited ; 4 · to come into ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut inherit verb SaveWord in·​her·​it |\in-ˈher-ət ,-ˈhe-rət\ inherited;inheriting;inherits Definitionofinherit transitiveverb 1a :toreceivefromanancestorasarightortitledescendiblebylawattheancestor'sdeath b :toreceiveasadeviseorlegacy 2 :toreceivefromaparentorancestorbygenetictransmission inheritadefectiveenzyme 3 :tohaveinturnorreceiveasiffromanancestor inheritedtheproblemfromhispredecessor 4 :tocomeintopossessionoforreceiveespeciallyasarightordivineportion andeveryonewhohaslefthousesorbrothersorsisters…formyname'ssake,willreceiveahundredfold,andinheriteternallife—Matthew19:29(RevisedStandardVersion) intransitiveverb :totakeorholdapossessionorrightsbyinheritance OtherWordsfrominherit MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutinherit OtherWordsfrominherit inheritor \ in-​ˈher-​ə-​tər ,-​ˈhe-​rə-​ \ noun inheritress \ in-​ˈher-​ə-​trəs ,-​ˈhe-​rə-​ \ orinheritrix\ in-​ˈher-​ə-​(ˌ)triks ,-​ˈhe-​rə-​ \noun ExamplesofinheritinaSentence Sheinheritedthefamilybusinessfromherfather. Baldnessisinheritedfromthemother'ssideofthefamily. Sheinheritedherfather'sdeepblueeyes. Sheinheritedaloveofbaseballfromherdad. Whenmybrotherleftforcollege,Iinheritedhisoldcomputer. Thecompany'snewpresidentwillinheritsomecomplicatedlegalproblems. Whenthecoachquit,herassistantinheritedalast-placeteam. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Scientistshavelongknown,forexample,thatchildreninheritawidervarietyofimmunedefenseswhentheirparentsdiffergreatlyinagroupofgenescalledthemajorhistocompatibilitycomplex(MHC). — ArthurC.Brooks,TheAtlantic,10Feb.2022 Barrett'sresignationlastyeartobecomeambassadortoLuxembourgmeansthenextmayorwillinheritthepensionchallenge. — AlisonDirr,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,5Feb.2022 Iftherichholdbothassetsanddebtatdeath,everythinggetsresetundercurrentlaw,astheirheirsinherittheassetswithoutanyincome-taxobligations. — EdwardJ.Mccaffery,CNN,26Oct.2021 Infact,aSurveyofConsumerFinancesreport(viaFiveThirtyEight)showsthatofthejust1.3percentofpeoplewhoreceivemoneyinatrustfund,73percentoftheminherititfromtheirparents. — Q.ai-MakeGeniusMoneyMoves,Forbes,27Oct.2021 Astheeldestson,Edoardostandstoinheritthefamily’svillainnorthernItalyfromhisfather,CountAlessandroMapelliMozzi,oneday. — TheEditors,MarieClaire,25Sep.2021 AndafteranewUnitedNationsreportthatpresentedthemagnitudeofthecrisisinalarmingterms,youngpeople,whostandtoinheritahotplanetfromtheireldersareincreasinglycallingforactiononabroadscale. — BostonGlobe.com,11Aug.2021 ThePresidentalsohadthegoodfortunetoinheritaneffectivevaccinedevelopmentprogramfromTrump,thoughhisteamarguesthatthepreviousadministrationhadfewplanstodistributeit. — StephenCollinson,CNN,26Apr.2021 WhenDanielleMesser’ssonAriwasdiagnosedwithararebutravagingmitochondrialdisease,shewasdevastated,notleastbecausechildreninheritmitochondrialDNAfromtheirmothers. — EveSneider,Wired,12Mar.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'inherit.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofinherit 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense4 HistoryandEtymologyforinherit MiddleEnglishenheriten"togive(aperson)rightofinheritance,make(aperson)heir,comeintopossessionofasanheir,"borrowedfromAnglo-Frenchenheriter,goingbacktoLateLatininhērēditāre"toappointasheir,"fromLatinin-in-entry2+LateLatinhērēditāre"toleaveasaninheritance,inherit,makeanheir"—moreatheritage LearnMoreAboutinherit Shareinherit PosttheDefinitionofinherittoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofinheritonTwitter TimeTravelerforinherit Thefirstknownuseofinheritwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearinherit inherent inherit inheritable SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforinherit LastUpdated 1Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Inherit.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inherit.Accessed3Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforinherit inherit verb in·​her·​it |\in-ˈher-ət \ inherited;inheriting KidsDefinitionofinherit 1 :togetbylegalrightfromapersonathisorherdeath 2 :togetbyheredity Iinheritedredhair. inherit transitiveverb in·​her·​it |\in-ˈher-ət \ Medical Definitionofinherit :toreceivefromaparentorancestorbygenetictransmission inherit verb in·​her·​it |\in-ˈher-it \ Legal Definitionofinherit transitiveverb 1 :toreceive(property)fromanestatebyoperationofthelawsofintestacy broadly :toreceive(property)eitherbywillorthroughintestatesuccession 2 :succeed intransitiveverb :totakeorholdapossessionorrightsbyinheritance OtherWordsfrominherit inheritor \ in-​ˈher-​i-​tər \ noun HistoryandEtymologyforinherit MiddleFrenchenheritertomakeoneanheir,fromLateLatininhereditare,fromLatinin-in+hereditasinheritance MorefromMerriam-Websteroninherit Nglish:TranslationofinheritforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofinheritforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY slough SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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