John inherited a large fortune.
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Inherited
//ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd//
Synonyms for "inherited" (41 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
4 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 7 languages.
Czech
2 entries- poděděný adj (obtained via an inheritance)
- zděděný adj (obtained via an inheritance)
Dutch
2 entries- erfelijk adj (inherited diseases etc.)
- geërfd adj (obtained via an inheritance)
Esperanto
1 entries- heredita adj (obtained via an inheritance)
Finnish
3 entries- perinnöllinen adj (inherited diseases etc.)
- perintö adj (obtained via an inheritance)
- peritty adj (obtained via an inheritance)
Galician
1 entries- herdado adj (obtained via an inheritance)
German
2 entries- geerbt adj (inherited diseases etc.)
- übernommen adj (obtained via an inheritance)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- arvelig adj (inherited diseases etc.)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
My sixty-year-old aunt inherited the huge estate.
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My aunt inherited the huge estate.
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When we say that a language is culturally transmitted - that is, that it is learned rather than inherited - we mean that it is part of that whole complex of learned and shared behavior that anthropologists call culture.
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