Definition of inherit Inherit

/ɪnhɛˈɹʌt/ - [inherut] - in•her•it

We found 17 definitions of inherit from 6 different sources.

What does inherit mean?

Verb inherits, inheriting, inherited
inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
		acquire, get win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an understanding of international finance"
inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
		receive, have convert into sounds or pictures; "receive the incoming radio signals"
inherit - receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"

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inherit (Verb)
To take possession of as a right especially in Biblical translations.
inherit (Verb)
To receive property or a title etc, by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
inherit (Verb)
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
inherit (Verb)
To come into an inheritance.
inherit (Verb)
To derive existing functionality from a superclass.
inherit (Verb)
To derive a new class from a superclass.

inherit (v. t.)
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.
inherit (v. t.)
To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.
inherit (v. t.)
To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.
inherit (v. t.)
To put in possession of.
inherit (v. i.)
To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

inherit
in-her′it, v.t. to take as heir or by descent from an ancestor: to possess.—v.i. to enjoy, as property.—adj. Inher′itable, same as Heritable.—ns. Inher′itance, that which is or may be inherited: an estate derived from an ancestor: hereditary descent: natural gift: possession; Inher′itor, one who inherits or may inherit: an heir:—fem. Inher′itress, Inher′itrix. [O. Fr. enhériter—Low L. hereditāre, to inherit—L. in, in, heres, an heir.]