inherit

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verb

1. obtain from someone after their death (Freq. 14)
- I inherited a castle from my French grandparents
• Derivationally related forms:
inheritor, inheritance
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
2. receive from a predecessor
- The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. receive by genetic transmission
- I inherited my good eyesight from my mother
• Derivationally related forms:
inheritance
• Hypernyms:
receive, have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something