What part of speech is inherited?

Inherited can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. inherited is a verb, past participle of inherit (infinitive).
  • 2. inherited is a verb, past simple of inherit (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does inherited mean?

Definitions

Adjective

inherited - occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

Verb

inherit - obtain from someone after their death; "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"
inherit - receive by genetic transmission; "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"
inherit - receive from a predecessor; "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"

Examples of inherited

#   Sentence  
1. adj. An inherited disease.
2. verb John inherited a large fortune.
3. verb My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.
4. verb My aunt inherited the huge estate.
5. verb When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
6. verb He inherited a great fortune.
7. verb She inherited her mother's blue eyes.
8. verb He inherited the business from his father.
9. verb The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
10. verb He inherited an old wooden chest.
11. verb I inherited his estate.
12. verb Mr. Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly a hundred thousand pounds from his father.
13. verb He just moved into an apartment he inherited from his parents.
14. verb He inherited the house.
15. verb It's very unlikely that Tom's children inherited anything from him.
16. verb Tom bought an engagement ring for Mary with money he inherited from his grandfather.
Sentence  
adj.
An inherited disease.
verb
John inherited a large fortune.
My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.
My aunt inherited the huge estate.
When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
He inherited a great fortune.
She inherited her mother's blue eyes.
He inherited the business from his father.
The close-cropped lawn is beautiful in the eyes of a people whose inherited bent it is to readily find pleasure in contemplating a well-preserved pasture or grazing land.
He inherited an old wooden chest.
I inherited his estate.
Mr. Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly a hundred thousand pounds from his father.
He just moved into an apartment he inherited from his parents.
He inherited the house.
It's very unlikely that Tom's children inherited anything from him.
Tom bought an engagement ring for Mary with money he inherited from his grandfather.

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