inherit, v.
(inherited, inheriting, inherits)
freq. cnt. 14
(inherited, inheriting, inherits)
freq. cnt. 14
obtain from someone after their death
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
inherit
sample sentences
"I inherited a castle from my French grandparents"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something from somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
receive by genetic transmission
<verb.possession>
inherit
sample sentences
"I inherited my good eyesight from my mother"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
receive from a predecessor
<verb.possession>
inherit
sample sentences
"The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
verb group