Inherit
verb
To receive something like property, money, or titles from someone after they die.
He will inherit his grandfather's house when he dies.
Often appears as...
- inherit property
- inherit money
verb
To have physical or mental characteristics or diseases which are the same as or similar to those of your parents or family members.
She inherited her mother's blue eyes and her father's mathematical ability.
Often appears as...
- inherit a disease
- inherit characteristics
verb
In computing, to receive traits or properties from a 'parent' class or object.
In object-oriented programming, the new object inherits the properties and methods from the parent object.
Often appears as...
- inherit properties
- inherit methods
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Formal
Technical
verb
To receive or be left with a situation, object, etc. from someone else.
The new president inherited an economy in terrible condition.
Often appears as...
- inherit a situation
- inherit a problem
verb
To receive something like property, money, or titles from someone after they die.
He will inherit his grandfather's house when he dies.
Often appears as...
- inherit property
- inherit money
verb
To have physical or mental characteristics or diseases which are the same as or similar to those of your parents or family members.
She inherited her mother's blue eyes and her father's mathematical ability.
Often appears as...
- inherit a disease
- inherit characteristics
verb
In computing, to receive traits or properties from a 'parent' class or object.
In object-oriented programming, the new object inherits the properties and methods from the parent object.
Often appears as...
- inherit properties
- inherit methods
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
verb
To receive or be left with a situation, object, etc. from someone else.
The new president inherited an economy in terrible condition.
Often appears as...
- inherit a situation
- inherit a problem
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Pro Tip 1/3After Death
Use 'inherit' to describe receiving something only after a person has passed away.
She inherited her aunt's jewelry collection.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Process
'Inherit' often involves a legal process where a will dictates who receives what.
He had to wait for the will to be read before he could inherit the estate.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Willing
Sometimes people inherit things unexpectedly or even unwillingly.
She suddenly inherited a debt from her late husband.
Pro Tip 1/3After Death
Use 'inherit' to describe receiving something only after a person has passed away.
She inherited her aunt's jewelry collection.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Process
'Inherit' often involves a legal process where a will dictates who receives what.
He had to wait for the will to be read before he could inherit the estate.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Willing
Sometimes people inherit things unexpectedly or even unwillingly.
She suddenly inherited a debt from her late husband.
Pro Tip 1/3After Death
Use 'inherit' to describe receiving something only after a person has passed away.
She inherited her aunt's jewelry collection.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Process
'Inherit' often involves a legal process where a will dictates who receives what.
He had to wait for the will to be read before he could inherit the estate.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Willing
Sometimes people inherit things unexpectedly or even unwillingly.
She suddenly inherited a debt from her late husband.
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Why are there so many...
the seeds are collected and then planted. It takes about five years for these seeds to grow into trees that produce apples, but because of the way traits are inherited, all of the seedlings produced will have different sets of genes and characteristics. This means that to achieve a desired quality, it takes a lot of offspring,
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What color is Tuesday?...
Once established in childhood, pairings remain fixed for life. Synesthetes inherit a biological propensity for hyperconnecting brain neurons, but then must be exposed to cultural artifacts, such as calendars, food names, and alphabets. The amazing thing is that a single nucleotide change
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What would happen if you...
studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night increases stroke risk by four and half times compared to those getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the planet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation,
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Calling for change in...
education system that we have inherited and also clearly that's something which I know firsthand there was a professor from gineering a university president for cut some time I didn't know the difference between our educational system and the decay systems the world
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"To This Day" ... for...
And they said, "Don't be stupid." See, they asked me what I wanted to be, then told me what not to be. And I wasn't the only one. We were being told that we somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are to inherit the masquerade of what we will be.
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How stress affects your...
In other words, the results of these actions were inheritable. It's not all bad news, though. There are many ways to reverse what cortisol does to your stressed brain. The most powerful weapons are exercise and meditation, which involves breathing deeply
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What’s the big deal with...
leading to mild problems, and in rare cases, a potential dangerous reaction called anaphylaxis. Celiac disease is an inherited disease, in which eating foods with gluten leads to inflammation and damage of the lining of the small intestine.
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Unbelievable Bird...
year's brood young female helpers after a year or two usually leave to look for territories of their own but young males may stay on for as long as seven years one of them may eventually inherit the
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50 Years Ago, This Was a...
my life example set for me by my own mother that's where my love of the natural world came from I've never inherited a nickel that I inherited a love the natural world in a respect
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How Mendel's pea plants...
These days scientists know how you inherit characteristics from your parents. They're able to calculate probabilities of having a specific trait or getting a genetic disease
Video examples
Why are there so many...
the seeds are collected and then planted. It takes about five years for these seeds to grow into trees that produce apples, but because of the way traits are inherited, all of the seedlings produced will have different sets of genes and characteristics. This means that to achieve a desired quality, it takes a lot of offspring,
Video examples
What color is Tuesday?...
Once established in childhood, pairings remain fixed for life. Synesthetes inherit a biological propensity for hyperconnecting brain neurons, but then must be exposed to cultural artifacts, such as calendars, food names, and alphabets. The amazing thing is that a single nucleotide change
Video examples
What would happen if you...
studies show that chronically sleeping fewer than six hours a night increases stroke risk by four and half times compared to those getting a consistent seven to eight hours of shuteye. For a handful of people on the planet who carry a rare inherited genetic mutation,
Video examples
Calling for change in...
education system that we have inherited and also clearly that's something which I know firsthand there was a professor from gineering a university president for cut some time I didn't know the difference between our educational system and the decay systems the world
Video examples
"To This Day" ... for...
And they said, "Don't be stupid." See, they asked me what I wanted to be, then told me what not to be. And I wasn't the only one. We were being told that we somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are to inherit the masquerade of what we will be.
Video examples
How stress affects your...
In other words, the results of these actions were inheritable. It's not all bad news, though. There are many ways to reverse what cortisol does to your stressed brain. The most powerful weapons are exercise and meditation, which involves breathing deeply
Video examples
What’s the big deal with...
leading to mild problems, and in rare cases, a potential dangerous reaction called anaphylaxis. Celiac disease is an inherited disease, in which eating foods with gluten leads to inflammation and damage of the lining of the small intestine.
Video examples
Unbelievable Bird...
year's brood young female helpers after a year or two usually leave to look for territories of their own but young males may stay on for as long as seven years one of them may eventually inherit the
Video examples
50 Years Ago, This Was a...
my life example set for me by my own mother that's where my love of the natural world came from I've never inherited a nickel that I inherited a love the natural world in a respect
Video examples
How Mendel's pea plants...
These days scientists know how you inherit characteristics from your parents. They're able to calculate probabilities of having a specific trait or getting a genetic disease
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Harold Prince
American Producer
All these actors who died before I was born, all the theaters and the artistic movements - all that stuff fills you up and makes you feel like you're the inheritor of all this information and of all its passion.
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Jimmy Lai
Chinese Businessman
I don't think I should ask my kids to inherit my business, because they can't start where I did: I was from the street. I'm a very different make of person. I've been a fighter all my life.
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Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
This is the big question that we all have about our children: How much, how soon, do we tell our children the less comfortable facts about the world they're going to inherit?
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Glenn Beck
American Journalist
I'm a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making, let alone go out there, have an idea, and create it in their own lifetime.
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Eric Hoffer
American Writer
In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
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Margaret Mead
American Scientist
Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.
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Carole Radziwill
American Journalist
I may not have inherited wealth, but I have some inherited humility.
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Kelsey Grammer
American Actor
I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life.
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Cindy Morgan
American Actress
The geeks shall inherit the earth - I've always said that.
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William Cartwright
English Dramatist
The fool inherits, but the wise must get.
Quote examples
Harold Prince
American Producer
All these actors who died before I was born, all the theaters and the artistic movements - all that stuff fills you up and makes you feel like you're the inheritor of all this information and of all its passion.
Quote examples
Jimmy Lai
Chinese Businessman
I don't think I should ask my kids to inherit my business, because they can't start where I did: I was from the street. I'm a very different make of person. I've been a fighter all my life.
Quote examples
Kazuo Ishiguro
Japanese Author
This is the big question that we all have about our children: How much, how soon, do we tell our children the less comfortable facts about the world they're going to inherit?
Quote examples
Glenn Beck
American Journalist
I'm a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making, let alone go out there, have an idea, and create it in their own lifetime.
Quote examples
Eric Hoffer
American Writer
In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Quote examples
Margaret Mead
American Scientist
Our humanity rests upon a series of learned behaviors, woven together into patterns that are infinitely fragile and never directly inherited.
Quote examples
Carole Radziwill
American Journalist
I may not have inherited wealth, but I have some inherited humility.
Quote examples
Kelsey Grammer
American Actor
I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life.
Quote examples
Cindy Morgan
American Actress
The geeks shall inherit the earth - I've always said that.
Quote examples
William Cartwright
English Dramatist
The fool inherits, but the wise must get.
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