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inherit verb

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
  • (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
 erben, übernehmen
  • (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
 erben, vererben
  • (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
  • (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
 erben
  • (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
 erben, beerben

inheritance noun

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/
  • (countable) That which a person is entitled to inherit, by law or testament.
 Erbe, Erbteil
  • The passing of title to an estate upon death.
  • (biology, genetic algorithms) The biological attributes passed hereditarily from ancestors to their offspring.
 Erbschaft

inherited adjective

  /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtɪd/
  • Obtained via an inheritance
 geerbt, übernommen
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