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inherit

/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

Translations

inheritverb

inherited

Past Simple

inherited

Past Participle

inheriting

Gerund

/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/

hériter deSens général : recevoir en héritage, se voir transmettre, ou en informatique orientée objet.

She inherited the family estate after her grandfather passed away.

Elle a hérité du domaine familial après le décès de son grand-père.

Additional translations

tenir deS’emploie surtout pour des traits ou des caractéristiques transmis par les parents ou les ancêtres.

Synonyms

take over

come into

inheritverb

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.