inheritin‧her‧it /ɪnˈherɪt/ ●●○ verb 
Word Origin Examples
He inherited a fortune from his grandmother. inherited wealth► see thesaurus at get2[transitive] if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it: The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.3[transitive] to have the same character or appearance as your parentsinherit something from somebody Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father. I inherited my mother’s curly hair.4[transitive] to get something that someone else does not want anymoreinherit something from somebody We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINinherit
Verb TableOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French enheriter ‘to say that someone will receive your property after death’, from Latin hereditas; ➔ HEREDITYVERB TABLE
inherit
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | inherit |
| he, she, it | inherits | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inherited |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inherited |
| he, she, it | has inherited | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inherited |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will inherit |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inherited |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am inheriting |
| he, she, it | is inheriting | |
| you, we, they | are inheriting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was inheriting |
| you, we, they | were inheriting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inheriting |
| he, she, it | has been inheriting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inheriting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inheriting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inheriting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- She inherited the money from her mother.
- The ten richest women in the UK all inherited their wealth.
- Who will inherit the house when he dies?
THESAURUS► get
Collocations [not in passive] to get something by finding it, asking for it, or paying for it: · I’ve been trying to get some information.· She went to the bank to get some money.
► obtain formal to get something: · Maps and guides can be obtained from the tourist office.· The newspaper has obtained a copy of the letter.
► acquire formal to get something – used about knowledge, skills, or something big or expensive: · The course helps older people to acquire computing skills.· He acquired the property in 1985.
► inherit to get someone’s money or property after they die: · Jo inherited a lot of money from her mother.
► gain to get something useful or necessary, such as knowledge or experience: · I’ve gained a lot of useful experience.· The research helped us gain an insight into how a child’s mind works.
► earn to get something because you deserve it: · He had earned a reputation as a peacemaker.· She earned a lot of respect from her colleagues.
► get hold of something informal to get something that is rare or difficult to find: · I’m trying to get hold of a ticket for the game.
► lay your hands on something informal to get something that you want very much or that you have spent a lot of time looking for: · I read every book I could lay my hands on.
Longman Language Activatorto be given something► get to be given something without having to ask for it or pay for it: · What did you get for your birthday?· You get a free CD with this magazine.get something from somebody: · Here's the card I got from Jane.
► receive formal to be given something, especially officially: · Did Caroline receive an invitation?· You will receive your credit card in approximately two weeks.receive something from somebody/something: · She received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1990.
► be given to be given something, especially by someone in authority: · He was given a ten-year jail sentence.· Why shouldn't disabled people be given the chance to compete in the Games?· Sarah was given the opportunity to study at the Cooper Union School of Art.
► be awarded to be given a prize, especially by an important organization, for something that you have achieved: · The restaurant was awarded four stars in the 'Good Food Guide'.· Yasunari Kawabata was the first Japanese writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.
► inherit to be given someone's money or property after they die: · Who will inherit the house when he dies?· The ten richest women in the UK all inherited their wealth.inherit something from somebody: · She inherited the money from her mother.
WORD SETS► Financeabove the line, adjectiveabsorption rate, acceptance sampling, accountant, nounaccount balance, accounting, nounaccounting rate of return, accrued cost, accrued income, accumulation unit, acid ratio, actual price, A/D, adjustable peg, nounADR, nounadvancer, nounAER, aftermarket, nounAGI, aging schedule, agio, nounAICPA, allottee, nounallowable, adjectivealternative investment, amortizable, adjectiveannual earnings, annual income, annual value, annuity, nounappraiser, nounappropriate, verbappropriation, nounappropriation account, arb, nounas at, prepositionas of, prepositionasset, nounasset backing, asset shuffling, nounasset stripping, nounasset-stripping, verbasset turnover, asset value per share, Association for Payment Clearing Services, nounassured value, at best, adverbat call, adverbaudit, verbauditor, nounauditor's report, auto-financing, adjectiveaverage stock, backdate, verbbackup withholding, nounbackwardation, nounbad debt recovery, bail-out, nounbalanced fund, balance sheet, nounBaltic Exchange, nounbankroll, nounbase rate, nounbasis point, bed-and-breakfasting, nounbellwether, nounbelow the line, adjectivebeneficial owner, best efforts, adjectivebeta coefficient, nounbid and asked, adjectivebill rate, Black Friday, nounBlack Thursday, nounBlack Tuesday, nounBlack Wednesday, nounblank transfer, bond, nounbond fund, bond premium, bookbuilding, nounbook debt, book entry, book-keeper, nounbook-keeping, nounbottom fisher, nounbought deal, bourse, nounbreakeven, nounbreak-up value, buildings and contents insurance, buoy, verbbuoyancy, nounbuoyant, adjectivebusiness angel, nounbusiness entity, business manager, buyback, nounbuy-in, nounbuying power, buying price, buy limit order, buy order, buyout, nouncabinet bid, callable, adjectivecallable fixture, nouncap and collar, nouncapital appreciation, capital asset pricing model, capital charge, capital dilution, nouncapital equipment, capital flow, nouncapital gain, capital invested, nouncapitalization of reserves, nouncapitalize, verbcapitalized, adjectivecapital movement, nouncapital outlay, capital rationing, nouncapital stock, capital sum, capital surplus, capital transfer, capital value, CAR, carried down, adjectivecarried forward, adjectivecarried over, adjectivecarryback, nouncarryforward, nouncarrying charge, carry-over, nouncash account, cash at bank, nouncash basis, nouncashbook, nouncash column, cash equivalent, cash flow, nouncashless, adjectivecash management, cash price, CBOT, c/d, certificate of deposit, nouncertificate of occupancy, nouncertified public accountant, nounCFO, chain of title, nounChapter 7, nounChartered Financial Consultant, nounchartist, nounchattels real, nounChicago Board Options Exchange, nounChicago Mercantile Exchange, nounChinese wall, nounchurning, nounCISCO, nounclawback, nounclean opinion, nounclearer, nounclearing agent, nounclosed-end, adjectiveclosely held, adjectiveCMA, CME, COGS, collection ratio, Comex, nouncomfort letter, commercial agent, common ownership, company doctor, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncomparables, nouncomparable-store sales, compensate, verbcompensating error, completion date, compound, verbcompound annual rate of return, nouncompound interest, nouncomptroller, nounComptroller and Auditor General, nounComptroller General, nounComptroller of the Currency, nouncompulsory purchase order, concert party, nounconsistency concept, nounconsolidated accounts, consolidator, nounConsols, nouncontango, nouncontinuous inventory, contra account, contra-asset account, contract note, controller, nouncontrol period, conversion premium, cooling-off period, nounco-operative society, corporate investment, cost, verbcost of goods sold, nouncounting-house, nouncoupon sheet, nounCPA, nounCPI, cramdown, nouncredit, nouncredit, verbcredit card payment, credit facility, creditor turnover rate, nouncredit quality, credit repair, credit standing, credit status, creeping control, CREST, nouncurrency pair, nouncurrency peg, nounDaily Official List, nounday book, nounday order, dead cat bounce, death futures, debt capital, debt ratio, decliner, noundeed of conveyance, noundeferred credits, noundeferred income, deferred share, degearing, noundeleverage, noundelinquent tax certificate, delivery date, demand note, dematerialize, verbdemonetize, verbdemutualize, verbdenominated, adjectivedeposit certificate, depository institution, deposit protection fund, noundepreciable life, depreciation account, deprival value, derivative lease, direct exchange, direct investment, direct labour, directors register, discount brokerage, discount loan, discretionary account, discretionary order, discretionary spending, diversifieds, noundivestment, nounDJIA, dollar-cost averaging, noundollars-and-cents, adjectivedomestic investment, double declining balance, double-witching, noundown payment, noundowntick, nounDPS, drawdown, noundrawing account, dual capacity, noundual listing, due, adjectivedue diligence, earn, verbEasdaq, nouneconomic, adjectiveeffective rate, emissions unit, encash, verbequity, nounequity investment, ERM, nounerror of commission, nounerror of omission, nounerror of posting, nounerror of principle, nounethical investment, Euribor, nounEuro.NM, nounEuropean interbank offered rate, exceptionals, nounexchange arbitrage, exchange of contracts, nounex gratia, adjectiveexpense ratio, expiration date, face amount, factor cost, factoring, nounfailure, nounfair value, fand, nounFederal funds, fee absolute, nounfigure, nounfinal accounts, final distribution, finance charge, Financial Accounting Standards Board, nounfinancial investment, financials, nounfinancial services, financial supermarket, financial year, nounfinancier, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-quarter, adjectivefixed assets, nounfixed costs, nounfixed-income investment, fixed investment, fixtures and fittings, nounfloater, nounflood insurance, flowback, nounflow of funds, nounfocus list, foreign investment, freehold possession, free movement, nounfriends, nounfront-running, nounfull-year, adjectivefully-subscribed, adjectivefunder, nounfungible, adjectivefutures, nounfuture value, FY, G & A, gainer, noungilts, nounGinnie Mae, nounGLOBEX, nounGNMA, noungolden share, golds, noungood-faith money, government investment, greenshoe, noungross, adjectivegross income, gross investment, group accounts, grubstake, nounguaranty, nounhealth warning, nounhigh end, nounhigh flyer, nounhigh-yield, adjectiveHip, nounholding, nounholding company, nounholdout, nounhomeowner's insurance, home repair, household insurance, idle balance, imprest, nouninactive account, incentive fee, income and expenditure account, income share, incubator space, index-linked, adjectiveindirect exchange, industrials, nouninherit, verbinheritance, nouninjection, nounIN.SECTS, nouninstitutional investment, interest cover, International Monetary Fund, nounInternational Securities Exchange, nouninvest, verbinvestment, nouninvestment income, investor, nouninvestor resistance, issuance, nounissue flop, nounissuer, nounkerb market, key money, large-cap, nounlast in, first out, nounlast sale, leaseback, nounleasehold possession, ledger, nounledger clerk, legal investment, lending rate, nounletter of comfort, nounleverage, verblifecycle cost, LIFO, like-for-like, adjectiveliquidity, nounliquid ratio test, loading, nounloan-to-value ratio, London Clearing House, nounM & A, management charge, mandatory general offer, margin account, market order, material fact, nounmature, adjectivematurity, nounmid-cap, nounMMC, mortgage protection insurance, multiple (share) application, municipals, nounNational Market System, nounNational Savings Stock Register, nounNBV, net, adjectivenet, verbnet 10/eom, adverbnet 30, adverbnet annual value, net asset backing, net asset value, net book value, net income, net interest, net investment, net present value, net realizable value, nominal accounts, nominal price, nominal value, non-payment, nounnon-recurring, adjectivenote issuance facility, NPV, NTA, number-cruncher, nounOEIC, offer for sale, nounoff-market, adjectiveon demand, adverbopen interest, nounopen-market, adjectiveopen outcry, nounoperating income, option, nounoption premium, option pricing model, options contract, order-driven, adjectiveorigination, nounoutflow, nounoutturn, nounoutward investment, overallotment, nounoverborrow, verboverbought, adjectiveovercapitalized, adjectiveovergeared, adjectiveoverissue, nounoverlend, verboverseas investment, overtrade, verbowner-operator, nounP&L, packager, nounpaperchase, nounpar value, pass-through, nounpawn, verbpayables, nounpay and file, nounpaying agent, payout ratio, PDR, pension fund, nounpension plan, nounPE ratio, performance guarantee, permission to build, nounpersonal investment, petrodollars, nounPink Sheets, nounplanning application, plat book, pledgee, nounplot plan, pooling of interests, nounpork bellies, nounportfolio, nounpoundage, nounppd., prelease, verbpremium bond, nounpresale, nounprice-sensitive, adjectiveprimary share, prime-1, nounprime tenant, principal, nounprivate company, private income, nounprivate investment, privately-owned, adjectiveprivate placing, proceeds, nounprofit-taking, nounpro-forma, adjectivepro-forma invoice, prompt date, prompt note, property, nounproperty investment, pro rata, adjectiveprorate, verbpublic investment, publicly-held, adjectivepurchase journal, nounpurchases account, purse, nounp.w., quote-driven, adjectiveramping, nounrandom walk, nounratable, adjectiverateable value, rate of return, nounrating agency, real, adjectivereal accounts, real estate investment, realization concept, nounrebound, verbreceiver, nounreceivership, nounrecoup, verbrecuperate, verbred ink, nounredlining, nounrefunding, nounRegional Stock Exchange, nounregistered stock, REIT, nounremarket, verbREMIC, nounremit, verbremittance, nounrent, verbrental, nounrent-free, adjectiverepatriate, verbrepurchase agreement, research manager, reserve requirement, reserves, nounresidual value, resource, verbresults, nounretainer, nounretirement plan, nounreturn, verbreturn, nounrevenue, nounreverse share split, risk analysis, nounrisk profile, ROA, root of title, royalty payment, ruin, verbsale and repurchase agreement, sales account, sales budget, sales charge, sales returns account, salvage value, nounsame-store sales, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, nounsaving, nounSavings and Loan Association, nounSEATS, nounsecondary shares, second-tier share, securities house, security rating, self-dealing, nounself-liquidating, adjectiveSETS, nounsettlement date, settling day, nounshare application, share exchange offer, share manipulation, share split, shark repellent, nounshelf registration, Ship, nounshort-covering, nounshort-term gain, sinking fund, nounsiphon, verbsliding peg, nounsmall-cap, nounSOX, nounspeculate, verbspeculation, nounspeculative, adjectivespeculative investment, squeeze, verbstk., stockbrokerage, nounstock count, nounstockholding, nounstock parking, nounstock valuation, stop order, straight line, adjectivestructural analysis, sublet, verbsubsidize, verbsubsidy, nounsubvention, nounsum of the digits, nounsundries account, super voting rights, sustainability index, swaption, nounsystematic risk, technical analysis, technical analyst, technical correction, technicals, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nounterm, nountippee, nountipper, nountip sheets, nountotal, verbtrading loss, trading profit, transfer, verbtransfer agent, transfer register, trigger point, triple-A, adjectivetriple-witching, nountrue and fair view, nountrust, nountrust company, trustee, nountrusteeship, nountrust fund, nounturnover ratio, undercapitalized, adjectiveundercharge, verbunderfunded, adjectiveunder-investment, noununderreport, verbundervalued, verbunderwriting power, unearned income, ungeared, adjectiveunitize, verbunit of account, noununsystematic risk, upfront fee, uptick, nounvault cash, vendor placing, Wall Street, war chest, nounweak, adjectiveworking capital, nounwrite-off, nounwritten-down value, yield spread, yield to call, nounyield to maturity, nounYTD, YTM, zaitech, nounZ-score, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an inherited characteristic
1[intransitive, transitive] to receive money, property etc from someone after they have diedinherit something from somebody· Intelligence is an inherited characteristic.
► inherit a characteristic (=get a characteristic from your parent)· We all inherit physical characteristics from our parents.
► a genetic/inherited defect (=one that is passed to you in your genes)· The condition is caused by a genetic defect.
► a hereditary/inherited disease (=that is passed from parent to child)· Parents are offered screening for some hereditary diseases.
► inherit a fortune (=gain a lot of money after someone dies)· He inherited a fortune of a million pounds from his uncle.
► inherit a gene (=get a gene from your parents)· Children who inherit the defective gene seem normal at birth apart from a deformity of the toe.
► genetic/inherited traitsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► characteristic· Is blood group an inherited characteristic?
► child· Most important, children tend to inherit their parents' partisan preferences.· Your children will inherit a world in which Basil's influence has made a great contribution.· When he died aged 85, his young mistress and 10 illegitimate children inherited his money.· She also had the powerful sense of humour which her children inherited, and could be very amusing in conversation.· His 11 children inherited most of his estate.· At that age the law considers them to be dead, so their children inherit their houses and money.· In that case, would his children inherit it?
► daughter· Had your daughter inherited the stocks, her cost basis would move up to the value at the time of the inheritance.· But, as well as his sons, his daughters would have inherited it from him.· When Baldwin died in 1909, his daughters inherited and divided the property, now valued at $ 25 million.
► disease· The human genome project opens up the possibility of eliminating certain inherited, genetic diseases.
► earth· Anwar Sadat and Yitzhak Rabin inherited the earth that covers their graves.· Thus a gene for chromosomal fratricide will spread as surely as a murderer will inherit the Earth.· The green-pigmented organisms that could split water inherited the Earth.· The meek have not inherited the earth, as promised.· The most likely to inherit the earth.· Indeed, the middle class actually came to believe it had inherited the leafy suburban earth.· One hopes that only the first group will inherit the earth.· We have inherited the present Earth.
► estate· Granville eventually inherited the estate and his connection with Stoke Poges may be of more than usual significance.· When Presley turned 25, she inherited an estate currently worth more than $ 100 million.· His father had died and he bought the property with money he'd inherited from the estate.· First, they want to eliminate taxes entirely for people fortunate enough to inherit estates of $ 1 million.· He accepted the arguments of an independent actuary that policyholders' realistic expectation they should benefit from inherited estates was limited.· Two of the daughters, Mary and Annabella, eventually inherited the Scrope estates.
► family· Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas.· A few weeks later Patrick Ashby came back from the dead and went home to inherit the family house and fortune.· I feel that the space inherited from this family is so vast that it seems physical.· Nizan did not inherit a family tradition.· By contrast, he did inherit a destructive family situation which weighed heavily on him for the rest of his life.
► father· A gentle, almost effeminate scholar, Minh Mang reinforced the Confucian administration he had inherited from his father.· You know Cathy won't inherit anything from her father.· By accepting whatever property he may inherit from his father.· While she had inherited from her father, and the stallion's father before him, a stubborn and cussed temperament.
► fortune· My son Linton will inherit all the Linton fortune when Edgar dies.· Jacinto is anxious to share his newly inherited fortune with Mariano.· Six months later their two sons inherited their parents' fortune as sole beneficiaries.· I inherited a large fortune, a strong healthy body and an excellent mind.· She was expecting a baby, and we all hoped she would have a son, who would inherit the Linton fortune.· In 1838 he inherited a fortune of a million pounds from his uncle, Robert Holford.· But it seems this other relation has inherited his whole fortune.· He knew that if he and Catherine had no sons, Isabella would inherit the considerable Linton fortune.
► gene· A person or animal inherits half its genes from each parent.· Those who inherit one gene have an increased chance of acquiring cancers later in life.· He has inherited the Nordern genes.· The first is biological - what we inherit through our genes.· First is the possibility of inheriting a major gene for liability, but not developing the disease.
► house· The Richards had an only daughter, Ann, who inherited the house.· Mary Tene inherits his Sunset District house, his stock investments and half of his bank accounts.· A few weeks later Patrick Ashby came back from the dead and went home to inherit the family house and fortune.· The money he had inherited with the house just wasn't enough.· Philip Yorke, who had inherited the house unexpectedly from his reclusive brother, was a most lovable man.· The researchers looked at a sample of 302 people who had inherited a house.· At that age the law considers them to be dead, so their children inherit their houses and money.· She perhaps wanted me to inherit the dark old house and to marry Estella.
► kingdom· He joked to her that he would like to solve the mystery, marry a princess, and inherit the kingdom.· Tristan expected to inherit the kingdom of his uncle, King Mark, in Cornwall.
► legacy· However, we have inherited such a legacy and we need, too, to work with existing services.· In this way, he inherits a legacy which the Tate and others can interpret.
► money· But when he inherited some money he decided to use that to pay off the mortgage and no longer needed the endowment.· When he died aged 85, his young mistress and 10 illegitimate children inherited his money.· Kate decides that he must court her, so that he may inherit her money.· At that age the law considers them to be dead, so their children inherit their houses and money.
► parent· What is more she doesn't want to leave her home, a nice little house that she inherited from her parents.· Generalisation and abstraction, which reflect real-world relationships where objects can inherit properties from their parents, are supported.· The same gene inherited from a different parent may have a different effect in the offspring.
► problem· The Wilson government inherited serious economic problems in October 1964, but made matters worse by its own decisions.· Once again, Herrera inherited this problem from Santa Anna.· He once said that the Royal Family had inherited the problem of hunting and shooting; it was in the blood.· The Conservatives had inherited numerous economic problems.
► property· In 1686 he inherited his father's properties and continued his successful business as a producer of linseed and rape oil.· And these same people typically have accumulated or inherited no property resources.· His cousin Richard inherited thy Glynde property but made his fortune elsewhere, in the church.· They lost their right to inherit property.· Generalisation and abstraction, which reflect real-world relationships where objects can inherit properties from their parents, are supported.· When Baldwin died in 1909, his daughters inherited and divided the property, now valued at $ 25 million.· Two-thirds of those who inherited a property promptly sold it.
► son· My son Linton will inherit all the Linton fortune when Edgar dies.· His son Brendan then inherited the seat and kept it until his retirement in 1982.· To put it simply, the family metaphor is: there are fathers and sons and one day the sons will inherit.· He is old and when he dies he selfish son inherits the land.· Six months later their two sons inherited their parents' fortune as sole beneficiaries.· Families were therefore nuclear and patriarchal and only one son inherited the patrimony.· She was expecting a baby, and we all hoped she would have a son, who would inherit the Linton fortune.· She had other gifts which her son Michael inherited.
► title· He did not in fact inherit the title until 1705, but a love of hunting he certainly did.· The choice fell on Lord Gorell, the son of an eminent judge who had inherited his title from his elder brother.· He inherited the honorary title from his maternal grandfather, William Harold Pearson.· He inherited his title when his father died in 1968.
► tradition· Jackson inherits that tradition of civil-rights leadership.· Educated privately at her homes at Parkwern and Hendrefoilan she inherited a long family tradition of unorthodox and innovative ideas.· Nizan did not inherit a family tradition.
► trait· In reality, a well-endowed man is likely to have inherited the trait.· The structural changes that are seen in hemoglobin 5 and C disorders are inherited as autosomal recessive traits. 216.· There is a suggestion that offspring do not have an even chance of inheriting a trait from either parent.· At the same time, though, inherited psychological and physiological traits had their dangerous downsides.
► wealth· Hamilton was one of those unfortunate men who have inherited immense wealth but not a lot more.· The ability to inherit wealth or status from a parent is not unique to man.· He inherited wealth and could have lived a leisured life but preferred to pursue his earlier interest in natural philosophy.· In rich families that have substantial inherited wealth, assets may be primarily in the form of claims on tangible assets.· Her other relations were not interested in her happiness but only in inheriting her wealth, so they said nothing.· This legitimized inherited wealth, for it blessed only the biologically superior.· Like a lot of people who inherit or marry wealth, Straus viewed money abstractly.· Otis despised inherited wealth and class, but he despised a town that was disdainful of growth even more.
He inherited a fortune from his grandmother. inherited wealth► see thesaurus at get2[transitive] if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it: The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.3[transitive] to have the same character or appearance as your parentsinherit something from somebody Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father. I inherited my mother’s curly hair.4[transitive] to get something that someone else does not want anymoreinherit something from somebody We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.