"inherit" meaning in English

See inherit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ Audio: En-us-inherit.ogg Forms: inherits [present, singular, third-person], inheriting [participle, present], inherited [participle, past], inherited [past]
Rhymes: -ɛɹɪt Etymology: From Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”). Displaced native Old English ierfan. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|enheriten}} Middle English enheriten, {{der|en|fro|enheriter}} Old French enheriter, {{der|en|LL.|inhereditare||make heir}} Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”), {{ncog|ang|ierfan}} Old English ierfan Head templates: {{en-verb}} inherit (third-person singular simple present inherits, present participle inheriting, simple past and past participle inherited)
  1. (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Death
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-ErY8slBG Disambiguation of Death: 23 23 1 6 6 21 18 1
  2. (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
    (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.
    Tags: intransitive, transitive Categories (topical): Death Translations (to come into an inheritance): наследявам (nasledjavam) (Bulgarian), periä (Finnish), hériter (French), herdar (Galician), örököl (Hungarian), urithi (Ngazidja Comorian), herdar (Portuguese), насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), eriter (Walloon), etifeddu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-chhF2gg2 Disambiguation of Death: 23 23 1 6 6 21 18 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with East Central German translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khasi translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Oromo translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations, Terms with Walloon translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 37 15 9 6 13 12 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 51 14 7 4 7 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 22 21 11 8 14 13 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 40 19 10 3 12 11 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 10 27 13 10 6 15 14 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 6 34 19 9 7 11 10 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 7 36 21 7 7 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 34 21 8 7 8 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 5 39 23 7 5 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 7 32 19 9 7 11 10 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 34 21 8 6 8 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with East Central German translations: 7 34 18 11 4 10 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 10 34 19 8 7 9 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 37 22 8 5 8 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 40 19 8 7 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 38 20 7 5 7 8 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 39 22 8 5 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 28 14 9 7 17 16 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 6 34 23 8 4 9 8 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 5 29 13 8 8 18 16 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 34 20 8 7 10 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 44 21 7 4 7 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 5 39 23 7 5 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Khasi translations: 6 37 21 9 5 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 5 39 23 7 5 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 31 16 12 6 13 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 6 36 21 9 5 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 6 37 21 9 4 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 7 25 13 9 11 16 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Oromo translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 31 18 8 7 10 12 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 34 22 8 7 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 39 23 7 5 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 33 20 10 5 11 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 6 37 21 9 5 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 36 20 8 7 9 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 7 35 20 8 7 9 9 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 5 38 22 7 5 8 8 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 7 36 21 7 7 8 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 6 34 21 8 6 8 9 7 Disambiguation of 'to come into an inheritance': 1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2
  3. (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). Tags: transitive Translations (to take possession of as a right): ժառանգել (žaṙangel) (Armenian), 承受 (chéngshòu) (Chinese Mandarin), aarm (East Central German), periä (Finnish), herdar (Galician), erben (German), κληρονομώ (klironomó) (Greek), örököl (Hungarian), ereditare (Italian), iohpateng (Khasi), ierfan (Old English), herdar (Portuguese), moșteni (Romanian), насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), heredar (Spanish), etifeddu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-WK8xQsZj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 22 21 11 8 14 13 7 Disambiguation of 'to take possession of as a right': 2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19
  4. (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Biology Translations (to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission): ժառանգել (žaṙangel) (Armenian), heredar (Asturian), унаследявам (unasledjavam) (Bulgarian), heretar (Catalan), 遗传 (yí chuán) (Chinese Mandarin), zdědit (Czech), erven (Dutch), aarm (East Central German), heredi (Esperanto), periä (Finnish), herdar (Galician), erben (German), vererben (German), κληρονομώ (klironomó) (Greek), örököl (Hungarian), ereditare (Italian), prendere (Italian), arve (Norwegian), ierfan (Old English), dziedziczyć [imperfective] (Polish), odziedziczyć [perfective] (Polish), herdar (Portuguese), moșteni (Romanian), насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), zdediť (Slovak), dediť (Slovak), heredar (Spanish), ärva (Swedish), успадко́вувати (uspadkóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), успадкува́ти (uspadkuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), gerön (Volapük), eriter (Walloon), etifeddu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-prUfOdd- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 22 21 11 8 14 13 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission': 11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2
  5. (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force. Tags: transitive Translations (to derive from people or conditions previously in force): periä (Finnish), herdar (Galician), κληρονομώ (klironomó) (Greek), örököl (Hungarian), herdar (Portuguese), насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), zdediť (Slovak), etifeddu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-l3Sx~jDf Disambiguation of 'to derive from people or conditions previously in force': 1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2
  6. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Programming, Death
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb--sBded~D Disambiguation of Death: 23 23 1 6 6 21 18 1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 22 21 11 8 14 13 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  7. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Programming, Death
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-sowGD2Jw Disambiguation of Death: 23 23 1 6 6 21 18 1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 22 21 11 8 14 13 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  8. (transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-WPo6Pg91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.): κληρονομέω (klēronoméō) (Ancient Greek), وَرَثَ (waraṯa) (Arabic), ժառանգել (žaṙangel) (Armenian), heredar (Asturian), наследявам (nasledjavam) (Bulgarian), heretar (Catalan), 繼承 (Chinese), 继承 (jìchéng) (Chinese), zdědit [perfective] (Czech), dědit [imperfective] (Czech), podědit [perfective] (Czech), erven (Dutch), aarm (East Central German), E9:a-F44 (jwꜥ) (Egyptian), heredi (Esperanto), periä (Finnish), hériter (French), herdar (Galician), erben (German), κληρονομώ (klironomó) (Greek), יָרַשׁ (yarásh) (Hebrew), örököl (Hungarian), erfa (Icelandic), faigh le hoidhreacht (Irish), ereditare (Italian), 受継ぐ (uketsugu) (Japanese), heredito (Latin), mewarisi (Malay), arve (Norwegian), eiretar (Occitan), ierfan (Old English), dhaaluu (Oromo), dziedziczyć [imperfective] (Polish), odziedziczyć [perfective] (Polish), herdar (Portuguese), moșteni (Romanian), насле́довать (naslédovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), унасле́довать (unaslédovatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), zdediť [perfective] (Slovak), dediť [imperfective] (Slovak), podedovati [perfective] (Slovene), dedovati [imperfective] (Slovene), heredar (Spanish), -rithi (Swahili), ärva (Swedish), успадко́вувати (uspadkóvuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), успадкува́ти (uspadkuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), thừa kế (Vietnamese), gerön (Volapük), eriter (Walloon), etifeddu (Welsh)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        {
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        {
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        {
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        {
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            "Life",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        {
          "text": "Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.",
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        }
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        "To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.",
        "To come into an inheritance."
      ],
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        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
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        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
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        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
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        [
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          "bequest"
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        "(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.",
        "(intransitive) To come into an inheritance."
      ],
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        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nasledjavam",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "наследявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "hériter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "örököl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "urithi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "унасле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "eriter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 83 4 2 1 4 3 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "etifeddu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your descendants will inherit the earth.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
      "id": "en-inherit-en-verb-WK8xQsZj",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "žaṙangel",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "ժառանգել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chéngshòu",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "承受"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "gmw-ecg",
          "lang": "East Central German",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "aarm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "erben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klironomó",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "κληρονομώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "örököl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "ereditare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "kha",
          "lang": "Khasi",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "iohpateng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "ierfan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "moșteni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "унасле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "heredar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 66 1 2 3 2 19",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "etifeddu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Biology",
          "orig": "en:Biology",
          "parents": [
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 22 21 11 8 14 13 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission."
      ],
      "id": "en-inherit-en-verb-prUfOdd-",
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
        [
          "genetic",
          "genetic"
        ],
        [
          "transmission",
          "transmission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "žaṙangel",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "ժառանգել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "heredar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "unasledjavam",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "унаследявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "heretar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yí chuán",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "遗传"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "zdědit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "erven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "gmw-ecg",
          "lang": "East Central German",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "aarm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "heredi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "erben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "vererben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klironomó",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "κληρονομώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "örököl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "ereditare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "prendere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "arve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "ierfan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "dziedziczyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odziedziczyć"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "moșteni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "унасле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "zdediť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "dediť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "heredar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "ärva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uspadkóvuvaty",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "успадко́вувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "uspadkuváty",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "успадкува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "gerön"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "eriter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 11 1 65 2 5 4 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "etifeddu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This country has inherited an invidious class culture.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "To derive from people or conditions previously in force."
      ],
      "id": "en-inherit-en-verb-l3Sx~jDf",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klironomó",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "κληρονομώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "örököl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "унасле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "zdediť"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 2 2 4 70 10 9 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "etifeddu"
        }
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "en:Computing",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After Grandad died, I inherited the house.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:",
          "text": "‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
        ],
        [
          "bequest",
          "bequest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bequeath"
        },
        {
          "word": "leave"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.",
        "To come into an inheritance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "receive",
          "receive"
        ],
        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
        ],
        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
        ],
        [
          "bequest",
          "bequest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.",
        "(intransitive) To come into an inheritance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your descendants will inherit the earth.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Biology"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
        [
          "genetic",
          "genetic"
        ],
        [
          "transmission",
          "transmission"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "This country has inherited an invidious class culture.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To derive from people or conditions previously in force."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Programming"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "functionality",
          "functionality"
        ],
        [
          "superclass",
          "superclass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Programming"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005:",
          "text": "For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To derive a new class from (a superclass)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "class",
          "class"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:",
          "text": "This, or else nothing, will inherit her",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put in possession of."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛɹɪt"
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  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "waraṯa",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "وَرَثَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaṙangel",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "ժառանգել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "heredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nasledjavam",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "наследявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "heretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "繼承"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "jìchéng",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "继承"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "jìchéng",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "继承"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdědit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dědit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podědit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "erven"
    },
    {
      "code": "gmw-ecg",
      "lang": "East Central German",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "aarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "egy",
      "lang": "Egyptian",
      "roman": "jwꜥ",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "E9:a-F44"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "heredi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "periä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "hériter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "erben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironomó",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "κληρονομώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "klēronoméō",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "κληρονομέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yarásh",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "יָרַשׁ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "örököl"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "erfa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "faigh le hoidhreacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "ereditare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uketsugu",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "受継ぐ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "heredito"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "mewarisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "arve"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "eiretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "ierfan"
    },
    {
      "code": "om",
      "lang": "Oromo",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "dhaaluu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odziedziczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "moșteni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "унасле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zdediť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dediť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "podedovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dedovati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "heredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "-rithi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "ärva"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uspadkóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "успадко́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uspadkuváty",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "успадкува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "thừa kế"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "gerön"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "eriter"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
      "word": "etifeddu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nasledjavam",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "наследявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "periä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "hériter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "örököl"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "urithi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "унасле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "eriter"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
      "word": "etifeddu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaṙangel",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "ժառանգել"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chéngshòu",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "承受"
    },
    {
      "code": "gmw-ecg",
      "lang": "East Central German",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "aarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "periä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "erben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironomó",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "κληρονομώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "örököl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "ereditare"
    },
    {
      "code": "kha",
      "lang": "Khasi",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "iohpateng"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "ierfan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "moșteni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "унасле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "heredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
      "word": "etifeddu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žaṙangel",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "ժառանգել"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "heredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "unasledjavam",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "унаследявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "heretar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yí chuán",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "遗传"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "zdědit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "erven"
    },
    {
      "code": "gmw-ecg",
      "lang": "East Central German",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "aarm"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "heredi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "periä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "erben"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "vererben"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironomó",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "κληρονομώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "örököl"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "ereditare"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "prendere"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "arve"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "ierfan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "dziedziczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odziedziczyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "moșteni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "унасле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "zdediť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "dediť"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "heredar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "ärva"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uspadkóvuvaty",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "успадко́вувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "uspadkuváty",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "успадкува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "gerön"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "eriter"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
      "word": "etifeddu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "periä"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klironomó",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "κληρονομώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "örököl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "herdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "насле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "унасле́довать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "zdediť"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
      "word": "etifeddu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inherit"
}

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