"inherit" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ Audio: En-us-inherit.ogg [US] 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 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 Disambiguation of 'to take possession of as a right': 66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18
  2. (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death. Tags: transitive 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), übernehmen (German), erben (German), κληρονομώ (klironomó) (Greek), יָרַשׁ (yarásh) (Hebrew), örököl (Hungarian), 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)
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-ErY8slBG Disambiguation of 'to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.': 3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3
  3. (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- Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission': 2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3
  4. (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': 2 1 4 70 2 10 9 2
  5. (intransitive) To come into an inheritance. Tags: intransitive 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-I6-MPNkC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 2 9 6 37 14 13 3 Disambiguation of 'to come into an inheritance': 4 1 2 2 82 4 3 2
  6. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing, Programming
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb--sBded~D 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
    Sense id: en-inherit-en-verb-sowGD2Jw 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
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      "form": "inheriting",
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        "participle",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your descendants will inherit the earth.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "žaṙangel",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "ժառանգել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chéngshòu",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "承受"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "gmw-ecg",
          "lang": "East Central German",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "aarm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "erben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klironomó",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "κληρονομώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "örököl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "ereditare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "kha",
          "lang": "Khasi",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "iohpateng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "ierfan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "moșteni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "насле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "унасле́довать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "heredar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 2 2 2 4 3 2 18",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to take possession of as a right",
          "word": "etifeddu"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After Grandad died, I inherited the house.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death."
      ],
      "id": "en-inherit-en-verb-ErY8slBG",
      "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"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "waraṯa",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "وَرَثَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "žaṙangel",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "ժառանգել"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "heredar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "nasledjavam",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "наследявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "heretar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "zh",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "繼承"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "zh",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "jìchéng",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "继承"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdědit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "dědit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "podědit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "erven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "gmw-ecg",
          "lang": "East Central German",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "aarm"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "egy",
          "lang": "Egyptian",
          "roman": "jwꜥ",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "E9:a-F44"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "heredi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "hériter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "herdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "übernehmen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "erben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "klironomó",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "κληρονομώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "klēronoméō",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "κληρονομέω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yarásh",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "יָרַשׁ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "örököl"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "ereditare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uketsugu",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "受継ぐ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "heredito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "mewarisi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "arve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "word": "herdar"
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "lang": "Russian",
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            "imperfective"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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            "perfective"
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          "word": "унасле́довать"
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zdediť"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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          "sense": "to receive property or a title by legal succession etc.",
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          "_dis1": "3 80 12 1 0 0 1 3",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
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          "word": "heredar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "unasledjavam",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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        {
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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          "code": "eo",
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          "word": "heredi"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "periä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "herdar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "erben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "vererben"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "klironomó",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "word": "örököl"
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          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
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          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "arve"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "ierfan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
          "word": "herdar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "ro",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
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            "imperfective"
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        {
          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
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          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
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          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
          "code": "sk",
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          "word": "heredar"
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          "roman": "uspadkuváty",
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          "_dis1": "2 11 68 3 3 5 5 3",
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          "word": "gerön"
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          "sense": "to receive a characteristic by genetic transmission",
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          "text": "This country has inherited an invidious class culture.",
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        "(transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force."
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          "_dis1": "2 1 4 70 2 10 9 2",
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          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
          "word": "zdediť"
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          "_dis1": "2 1 4 70 2 10 9 2",
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          "sense": "to derive from people or conditions previously in force",
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          "_dis1": "4 1 2 2 82 4 3 2",
          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "nasledjavam",
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          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "herdar"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "örököl"
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          "word": "urithi"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "herdar"
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          "_dis1": "4 1 2 2 82 4 3 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "naslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "unaslédovatʹ",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "унасле́довать"
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          "_dis1": "4 1 2 2 82 4 3 2",
          "code": "wa",
          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "eriter"
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          "_dis1": "4 1 2 2 82 4 3 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to come into an inheritance",
          "word": "etifeddu"
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            "All topics",
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          "text": "ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.",
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        "(computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
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            "Software engineering",
            "Technology",
            "Computer science",
            "Engineering",
            "Software",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Media",
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          "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.",
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        }
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        "To derive a new class from (a superclass)."
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        [
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        "(computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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      "topics": [
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
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    {
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      "glosses": [
        "To put in possession of."
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        "(transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of."
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      "ipa": "/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/"
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        "US"
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}
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    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Your descendants will inherit the earth.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "After Grandad died, I inherited the house.",
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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."
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          "receive"
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        [
          "legal",
          "legal"
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          "succession",
          "succession"
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          "bequest",
          "bequest"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death."
      ],
      "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."
      ],
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        [
          "biology",
          "biology"
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        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ],
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          "genetic",
          "genetic"
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        [
          "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 intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To come into an inheritance."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To come into an inheritance."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Programming"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass."
      ],
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          "computing",
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        [
          "programming",
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          "functionality"
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          "superclass"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "programming",
        "sciences"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Computing",
        "en:Programming"
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          "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": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To derive a new class from (a superclass)."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
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        [
          "programming",
          "programming#Noun"
        ],
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          "class",
          "class"
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      "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"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To put in possession of."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛɹɪt"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-us-inherit.ogg",
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  "translations": [
    {
      "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": "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": "übernehmen"
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "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"
    },
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inherit"
}

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