Inherit

//ɪnˈhɛɹɪt//

Synonyms for "inherit" (12 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

come by come into come on

Strong matches (3)

ensue follow

Verb(1 words)

extend

Related words (6)

get go after receive succeed take

Verb(1 words)

herit

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

4 entries

acquire get have receive

derived

31 entries

classical inheritance co-inherit coinherit coinheritance coinheritor composition over inheritance disinherit disinheritance disinheriting disinheritor inheritability inheritable inheritableness inheritably inheritance inheritance powder

Showing 16 of 31 words.

derived from

1 entries

inheritance

etymologically related_to

1 entries

erf

has context

3 entries

biology computing programming

manner of

2 entries

get receive

related to

17 entries

bequest characteristic class functionality genetic heir heiress hereditary heredity heritage legal property receive succession superclass title

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Translations

122 translations across 46 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

κληρονομέω verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Arabic

1 entries

وَرَثَ verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Armenian

3 entries

ժառանգել verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
ժառանգել verb (to take possession of as a right)
ժառանգել verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Asturian

2 entries

heredar verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
heredar verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Bulgarian

3 entries

наследявам verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
наследявам verb (to come into an inheritance)
унаследявам verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Catalan

2 entries

heretar verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
heretar verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Chinese

2 entries

繼承 /继承 verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
继承 verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

承受 verb (to take possession of as a right)
遗传 verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Czech

4 entries

dědit verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
podědit verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
zdědit verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
zdědit verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Dutch

2 entries

erven verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
erven verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

East Central German

3 entries

aarm verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
aarm verb (to take possession of as a right)
aarm verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Egyptian

1 entries

E9:a-F44 verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Esperanto

2 entries

heredi verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
heredi verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Finnish

4 entries

periä verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
periä verb (to come into an inheritance)
periä verb (to take possession of as a right)
periä verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

French

2 entries

hériter verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
hériter verb (to come into an inheritance)

Galician

4 entries

herdar verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
herdar verb (to come into an inheritance)
herdar verb (to take possession of as a right)
herdar verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

German

4 entries

erben verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
erben verb (to take possession of as a right)
erben verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)
vererben verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Greek

4 entries

κληρονομώ verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
κληρονομώ verb (to take possession of as a right)
κληρονομώ verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)
κληρονομώ verb (to derive from people or conditions previously in force)

Hebrew

1 entries

יָרַשׁ verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Hungarian

4 entries

örököl verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
örököl verb (to come into an inheritance)
örököl verb (to take possession of as a right)
örököl verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Icelandic

1 entries

erfa verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Irish

1 entries

faigh le hoidhreacht verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Italian

4 entries

ereditare verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
ereditare verb (to take possession of as a right)
ereditare verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)
prendere verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Japanese

1 entries

受継ぐ verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Khasi

1 entries

iohpateng verb (to take possession of as a right)

Latin

1 entries

heredito verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Malay

1 entries

mewarisi verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries

urithi verb (to come into an inheritance)

Norwegian

2 entries

arve verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
arve verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Occitan

1 entries

eiretar verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Old English

3 entries

ierfan verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
ierfan verb (to take possession of as a right)
ierfan verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Oromo

1 entries

dhaaluu verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Polish

4 entries

dziedziczyć verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
dziedziczyć verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)
odziedziczyć verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
odziedziczyć verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Portuguese

4 entries

herdar verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
herdar verb (to come into an inheritance)
herdar verb (to take possession of as a right)
herdar verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Romanian

3 entries

moșteni verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
moșteni verb (to take possession of as a right)
moșteni verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Russian

4 entries

насле́довать verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
насле́довать verb (to come into an inheritance)
насле́довать verb (to take possession of as a right)
насле́довать verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Slovak

4 entries

dediť verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
dediť verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)
zdediť verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
zdediť verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Slovene

2 entries

dedovati verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
podedovati verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Spanish

3 entries

heredar verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
heredar verb (to take possession of as a right)
heredar verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Swahili

1 entries

rithi verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Swedish

2 entries

ärva verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
ärva verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Ukrainian

4 entries

успадко́вувати verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
успадко́вувати verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)
успадкува́ти verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
успадкува́ти verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Vietnamese

1 entries

thừa kế verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)

Volapük

2 entries

gerön verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
gerön verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Walloon

3 entries

eriter verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
eriter verb (to come into an inheritance)
eriter verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Welsh

4 entries

etifeddu verb (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.)
etifeddu verb (to come into an inheritance)
etifeddu verb (to take possession of as a right)
etifeddu verb (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.

Source: tatoeba (53627)

All of these abilities are passed on to us by genetic transmission; we receive them by way of the genes that we inherit from our parents.

Source: tatoeba (240179)

I will inherit his estate.

Source: tatoeba (260628)

A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.

Source: tatoeba (264881)

Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.

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