inherit

UK
/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
US
/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
inheritverb
inherited
Präteritum
inherited
Partizip Perfekt
inheriting
Gerundium
UK
/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
US
/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
Übersetzungen
She will inherit the family estate.
Она унаследует семейное поместье.
Definitionen
To receive (property, a title, etc.) as an heir at the death of the previous holder.
She inherited the family estate after her grandfather passed away.
To derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one's parents or ancestors.
He inherited his mother's blue eyes and his father's sense of humor.
To receive or be left with (a situation, object, etc.) from a predecessor or former owner.
The new manager inherited a team that was struggling with low morale.
In object-oriented programming, to acquire methods or properties from a parent class or interface.
In Java, a subclass inherits all non-private fields and methods of its superclass.
Synonyme
take over
come into