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- pronunciation:
- ihn
he
riht
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
inherits, inheriting, inherited |
| definition 1: |
When you inherit something, you receive it from someone who has died.
Jordan inherited land and money from his grandfather. |
| definition 2: |
When you inherit a physical thing, like curly hair or brown eyes, you get it because someone in your family before you had it. Things like eye color, hair color, and type of hair come to you through one or both of your parents. People can also inherit physical things that cause them to develop certain diseases at some time in their life.
My mom says that I inherited my red hair from my grandmother. Everybody else in my family has brown hair. |
| related words: |
get |
| derivations: |
inheritable (adj.), inheritability (n.), inheritor (n.) |
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