English to English verb
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obtain from someone after their death | | Example: I inherited a castle from my French grandparents
source: wordnet30
2 |
receive from a predecessor | | Example: The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair
source: wordnet30
3 |
receive by genetic transmission | | Example: I inherited my good eyesight from my mother
source: wordnet30
4 |
To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown. | | source: webster1913
5 |
To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance. | | source: webster1913
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