英语词汇“inherit”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

inheritinherit /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/ ●●○ verb

ETYMOLOGYinherit

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French enheriter to say that someone will receive your property after death, from Latin hereditas; ➔ HEREDITY

VERB 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

1[intransitive, transitive] to receive money, property, etc. from someone after he or she has died → disinherit: inherit something from somebody She inherited the money from her mother.2[transitive] science, biology to get a quality, type of behavior, appearance, etc. from one of your parents: inherit something from somebody Janice inherited her good looks from her mom.3[transitive] to have a problem that was caused by mistakes that other people have made in the past: inherit something from somebody I inherited this mess from the previous manager.4[transitive] informal to get something from someone else who does not want it any longer: inherit something from somebody We inherited the furniture from the last owners.