From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinheritin‧her‧it /ɪnˈherɪt/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]BFGET to receive money, property etc from someone after they have diedinherit something from somebody He inherited a fortune from his grandmother. inherited wealth► see thesaurus at get2 [transitive]GET if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.3 [transitive]CHARACTER/PERSONALITY to have the same character or appearance as your parentsinherit something from somebody Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father. I inherited my mother’s curly hair.4 [transitive]GET to get something that someone else does not want anymoreinherit something from somebody We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.→ See Verb table
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inherit• Who will inherit the house when he dies?• She inherited the money from her mother.• The ten richest women in the UK all inherited their wealth.inherit something from somebody• Jones inherited $2 million from an elderly woman he had once helped.• Janice inherited her good looks from her mom.• I inherited this mess from my supervisor who got fired.• We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.From Longman Business Dictionaryinheritin‧her‧it /ɪnˈherɪt/ verb [transitive]1LAWto receive money or property from someone after they have diedShe will inherit her father’s entire fortune when he dies.inherit something from somebodyWe built the house on land inherited from our uncle. —inheritor noun [countable]How will the inheritors invest their money?2to start being in charge of something that was previously controlled by another personThe incoming president inherited a healthy economy.inherit something from somebodyProblems he inherited from his predecessor led to the bank’s later troubles.→ See Verb tableOrigin inherit (1300-1400) Old French enheriter “to say that someone will receive your property after death”, from Latin hereditas; → HEREDITY 