[transitive] to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc. inherit something He has inherited his ...

1[transitive, intransitive] inherit (something) (from somebody) to receive money, property, etc. from someone when they die She inherited a fortune from her ...

​[countable, uncountable] the money, property, etc. that you receive from somebody when they die; the fact of receiving something when somebody dies.

that you receive from someone when they die; the fact of receiving something when someone dies She spent all her inheritance in a year.

inherit, v. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

Inheritance refers to the transmission of property at or in anticipation of death (propter mortem). It should be distinguished from the transmission of office ( ...

inherently adverb ; inherit verb ; inheritance noun ; inheritance tax noun.

5 дней назад · to begin to have responsibility for a problem or situation that previously existed or belonged to another person: When I took on the job of ... Не найдено: oxford | Нужно включить: oxford

(of a feature or disease) capable of being passed from a parent to a child in the genes inheritable characteristics. Want to learn more?

Unlike all other law codes from the ancient Middle East, widows in Israel could not inherit property from deceased husbands, and daughters only inherited if ...