0 to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they have died:
1 to be born with the same physical or mental characteristics as one of your parents or grandparents:
2 to begin to have responsibility for a problem or situation that previously existed or belonged to another person:
3 to receive money, property, or possessions from someone after the person has died:
4 to receive money, property, or assets from someone who has died:
5 if you inherit a situation, problem, department, etc., you become responsible for dealing with it or managing it:
The report showed that he inherited a $5.6 million revenue shortfall when he took over the department.
inherit sth from sb/sth When he took office, he inherited a deficit budget from the previous administration.
She will inherit her father's estate when she is 21.
She inherited a fortune from her grandmother.
He inherited the family business, but he had little interest in it and soon sold it.
The fundamental distinction between inherited and acquired conditions has been noted.
In the case of the latter, personalised labour service known as pongaje inherited from colonial times was outlawed.
The man is the one who gives the family its patronym, leads the group and inherits the homestead.
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