inherit
US: /ˌɪnˈhɛɹət/
UK: /ɪnhˈɛɹɪt/
UK: /ɪnhˈɛɹɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
inherit /in'herit/
- ngoại động từ
- hưởng, thừa hưởng, thừa kế
- hưởng, thừa hưởng, thừa kế
- nội động từ
- là người thừa kế
Advanced English dictionary
verb ~ (sth) (from sb)
1 to receive money, property, etc. from sb when they die: [VN] She inherited a fortune from her father. + He will inherit the title on the death of his uncle. [also V]
Compare: DISINHERIT
2 [VN] to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc: He has inherited his mother's patience. + She inherited a passion for music from her grandfather. + an inherited disease
3 [VN] if you inherit a particular situation from sb, you are now responsible for dealing with it, especially because you have replaced that person in their job: policies inherited from the previous administration + I inherited a number of problems from my predecessor.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
come into, fall or be or become heir to, be bequeathed, succeed to, be left, receive, acquire, Colloq come by:
She inherited the property when her father died.
Collocation dictionary
VERB + INHERIT
stand to
He stood to inherit (= was likely to inherit)property worth £5 million.
PREP.
from
She inherited some money from her mother.
PHRASES
be genetically inherited
How many of these traits are genetically inherited?
Concise English dictionary
inherits|inherited|inheritingɪn'herɪt
verb
+obtain from someone after their death
+receive from a predecessor
+receive by genetic transmission
