Meaning of "inherit" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INHERIT

From Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhērēditāre to appoint an heir, from Latin hērēsheir.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF INHERIT

inherit  [ɪnˈhɛrɪt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INHERIT

Inherit is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb inherit in English.

WHAT DOES INHERIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inherit in the English dictionary

The first definition of inherit in the dictionary is to receive by succession or under a will. Other definition of inherit is to succeed as heir. Inherit is also to possess through genetic transmission.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INHERIT

PRESENT

Present

I inherit

you inherit

he/she/it inherits

we inherit

you inherit

they inherit

Present continuous

I am inheriting

you are inheriting

he/she/it is inheriting

we are inheriting

you are inheriting

they are inheriting

Present perfect

I have inherited

you have inherited

he/she/it has inherited

we have inherited

you have inherited

they have inherited

Present perfect continuous

I have been inheriting

you have been inheriting

he/she/it has been inheriting

we have been inheriting

you have been inheriting

they have been inheriting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I inherited

you inherited

he/she/it inherited

we inherited

you inherited

they inherited

Past continuous

I was inheriting

you were inheriting

he/she/it was inheriting

we were inheriting

you were inheriting

they were inheriting

Past perfect

I had inherited

you had inherited

he/she/it had inherited

we had inherited

you had inherited

they had inherited

Past perfect continuous

I had been inheriting

you had been inheriting

he/she/it had been inheriting

we had been inheriting

you had been inheriting

they had been inheriting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will inherit

you will inherit

he/she/it will inherit

we will inherit

you will inherit

they will inherit

Future continuous

I will be inheriting

you will be inheriting

he/she/it will be inheriting

we will be inheriting

you will be inheriting

they will be inheriting

Future perfect

I will have inherited

you will have inherited

he/she/it will have inherited

we will have inherited

you will have inherited

they will have inherited

Future perfect continuous

I will have been inheriting

you will have been inheriting

he/she/it will have been inheriting

we will have been inheriting

you will have been inheriting

they will have been inheriting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would inherit

you would inherit

he/she/it would inherit

we would inherit

you would inherit

they would inherit

Conditional continuous

I would be inheriting

you would be inheriting

he/she/it would be inheriting

we would be inheriting

you would be inheriting

they would be inheriting

Conditional perfect

I would have inherit

you would have inherit

he/she/it would have inherit

we would have inherit

you would have inherit

they would have inherit

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been inheriting

you would have been inheriting

he/she/it would have been inheriting

we would have been inheriting

you would have been inheriting

they would have been inheriting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you inherit
we let´s inherit
you inherit

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to inherit

Past participle

inherited

Present Participle

inheriting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «INHERIT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inherit» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of inherit

acquire · come into · take on · take over · take up

TRANSLATION OF INHERIT

Find out the translation of inherit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inherit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inherit» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 继承
• Translator English - Spanish: heredar
• English: inherit
• Translator English - Hindi: वारिस
• Translator English - Arabic: يَرِثُ
• Translator English - Russian: наследовать
• Translator English - Portuguese: herdar
• Translator English - Bengali: উত্তরাধিকারী
• Translator English - French: hériter
• Translator English - Malay: Mewarisi
• Translator English - German: erben
• Translator English - Japanese: 相続する
• Translator English - Korean: 물려받다
• Translator English - Javanese: Warisan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thừa kế
• Translator English - Tamil: மரபுரிமையாக
• Translator English - Marathi: वारसा
• Translator English - Turkish: miras almak
• Translator English - Italian: ereditare
• Translator English - Polish: odziedziczyć
• Translator English - Ukrainian: успадковувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a moșteni
• Translator English - Greek: κληρονομώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: besit
• Translator English - Swedish: ärva
• Translator English - Norwegian: arve

10 QUOTES WITH «INHERIT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inherit.

1

James Randolph Adams

Advertising is the principal reason why the business man has come to inherit the earth.

2

Aravind Adiga

At a time when India is going through great changes and, with China, is likely to inherit the world from the West, it is important that writers like me try to highlight the brutal injustices of society.

3

Mohamed Al-Fayed

I sleep at night; I do not think about anything. I put everything in my bag and go to sleep. Whatever you can do to me, it does not affect me. I started my life, my own life. I did not inherit it.

4

Isabel Allende

Giving women education, work, the ability to control their own income, inherit and own property, benefits the society. If a woman is empowered, her children and her family will be better off. If families prosper, the village prospers, and eventually so does the whole country.

5

W. E. B. Du Bois

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known.

6

Kate Braverman

I find women as writers and as characters are operating within narrow confines. They inherit a kind of ghetto of the soul. I'm trying to enlarge the spectrum.

7

Hermann Broch

No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness.

8

Sidney Buchman

I told you, the dopes are gonna inherit the earth anyway.

9

Peter Capaldi

My adolescence was a kind of motorway pile-up. I wish I had known that one day the geek would inherit the Earth.

10

George Chapman

We inherit nothing truly, but what our actions make us worthy of.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INHERIT»

Discover the use of inherit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inherit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Inherit the Wind

"Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee were classic Broadway scribes who knew how to crank out serious plays for thinking Americans. . . . Inherit the Wind is a perpetually prescient courtroom battle over the legality of teaching evolution. . .

Jerome Lawrence, Robert Edwin Lee, 2012

Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth?: Demography and ...

The implications of the decline in liberal secularism and the rise of religious conservatism - and what it means

Eric P. Kaufmann, 2010

The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth: Popularity, Quirk Theory, ...

Explores how group identity theories play out among high-school cliques and the students they exclude, offering insight into the ostracism of categorized students while analyzing the long-term effects of peer marginalization.

Alexandra Robbins, 2012

"Good Women Do Not Inherit Land": Politics of Land and ...

Study on the rights of Santal women in Dumka District of Jharkhand.

Nitya Rao, 2008

Inherit the Mob

When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist William Gordon inherits a Mafia territory from his recently deceased Uncle Max, he becomes a semi-don in order to fight for his piece of the mob. From the Hardcover edition.

Zev Chafets, 2011

Inherit the Truth: A Memoir of Survival and the Holocaust

A memoir of the Holocaust describes the trials of a young girl and her elder sister, who, against all odds, managed to live through the death camps.

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, 2000

How to Inherit Money: A Guide to Making Good Financial ...

Offers guidance on making decisions after the loss of a loved one, including tips on how to evaluate advice, resolve family conflicts, and avoid legal pitfalls

Michael Alexander, 1998

Inherit the Land: Jim Crow Meets Miss Maggie's Will

Originally published in hardcover in 2006. The history of a legal fight in which an all-white jury awarded African Americans a North Carolina estate

Gene Stowe, 2007

The Wars We Inherit: Military Life, Gender Violence, and Memory

The Wars We Inherit brings insights from memory and trauma studies to the story of violence in the author’s own family.

Lori E. Amy, 2010

CliffsNotes on Lawrence & Lee's Inherit the Wind

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Suzanne Pavlos, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INHERIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inherit is used in the context of the following news items.

Obama Unmasked! Why The US President Refused To Inherit His …

With the US President only days away from touching down in Kenya, news outlets have continued to strip him making sure the public gets to ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jul 15»

Next President Will Inherit The Most Dangerous International …

thiessen Former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush Marc Thiessen weighed in on the Iran agreement with guest host Leslie Gold ... «FOX News Radio, Jul 15»

Savers who want spouse to inherit their Isa allowance being kept in …

You are eligible to inherit an Isa allowance if you lost your spouse or civil partner from December 3 last year. You qualify for this boost even if ... «This is Money, Jul 15»

All-Youth Cast Stars in INHERIT THE WIND at Germantown …

INHERIT THE WIND is the final production of GCT's Summer ACT Series. The All Children's Theatre (ACT) program at Germantown Community ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»

Cindy Crawford Kids Model: Kaia And Presley Gerber Inherit Cindy …

Cindy Crawford's kids model, proving that they inherited their mom's gene for looking amazingly good in photos. According to Us Weekly, ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»

Better to inherit a home than start a business in Osborne.uk

Better to inherit a home than start a business in Osborne.uk. Will Hutton. The chancellor of the exchequer claims he wants to double exports by ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Maranello inherit GT win after post race penalty

Maranello Motorsport has inherited the victory in the first of two Australian GT Championship races at Townsville after winners Andrew ... «Speedcafe, Jul 15»

Osborne's Budget shows rich shall inherit the earth tax-free while …

And here's the moral: The rich shall inherit the earth tax-free, while the rest can pick up the bill. More Pimm's, anyone? Chin-chin. Did you know ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

How to Successfully Inherit Another Advisor's Book

ORLANDO, FLA. – Inheriting a retiring advisor's book of clients is a quick way for advisors to boost their business, even double it. But don't ... «On Wall Street, Jul 15»

Davina McCall: My kids won't inherit any of my money because I …

Davina McCall has said her children won't see a penny of her money once she died, because she plans on spending it all first. The presenter ... «The Independent, Jul 15»