| VERB | possession | inherit | obtain from someone after their death |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | inherit | receive from a predecessor | |
| possession | inherit | receive by genetic transmission |
| Sounds | ihnhheh'raht | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| Meaning | Obtain from someone after their death. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Example | "I inherited a castle from my French grandparents" | |
| Broader | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Similar to | inherit | Receive by genetic transmission |
| inherit | Receive from a predecessor | |
| Spanish | heredar | |
| Catalan | heretar | |
| Nouns | inheritance | hereditary succession to a title or an office or property |
| inheritor | a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another | |
| Meaning | Receive from a predecessor. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair" | |
| Similar to | inherit | Obtain from someone after their death |
| Spanish | heredar | |
| Catalan | heretar | |
| Meaning | Receive by genetic transmission. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I inherited my good eyesight from my mother" | |
| Broader | receive, have | Get something |
| Similar to | inherit | Obtain from someone after their death |
| Spanish | heredar | |
| Catalan | heretar | |
| Nouns | inheritance | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
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