inherit
/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
Dictionary
verb
- To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
"Your descendants will inherit the earth."
- To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
"After Grandad died, I inherited the house."
- To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
"Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence."
- To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
"This country has inherited an invidious class culture."
- To come into an inheritance.
"Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited."
- To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
"ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window."
- To derive a new class from (a superclass).
- To put in possession of.
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