глагол 1) наследовать; унаследовать; быть, стать наследником Например: to inherit a fortune from an uncle — получить наследство от дяди 2) унаследовать, перенять Например: to inherit a strong constitution — унаследовать крепкое телосложение
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verb Etymology: Middle English enheriten to give right of inheritance to, from Anglo-French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare, from Latin in- + hereditas inheritance — more at heredity transitive verb 1. to come into possession of or receive especially as a right or divine portion Example: and every one who has left houses or brothers or sisters…for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life — Matthew 19:29 (Revised Standard Version) 2. a. to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor's death b. to receive as a devise or legacy 3. to receive from a parent or ancestor by genetic transmission Example: inherit a defective enzyme 4. to have in turn or receive as if from an ancestor Example: inherited the problem from his predecessor intransitive verb to take or hold a possession or rights by inheritance • inheritor noun • inheritress or inheritrix noun